What Evidence Exists That Programming Classes Designed for Women Help

question 4

Multiple Choice

What evidence exists that programming classes designed for women help the attendees achieve their goals?

• A) There is not as of yet any substantial proof of it.
• B) Studies show that women and girls feel more confident in classes geared specifically toward them.
• C) Studies show that women and girls better learn in classes geared toward them.
• D) Studies show that classes geared specifically toward women and girls have an effect of deepening gender resegregation.

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Definitions:

Net-widening

The phenomena by which interventions designed to divert individuals from the criminal justice system actually increase the number of individuals being controlled or supervised by the system.

Best Interests Principle

In provincial mental health law, the doctrine that decisions made by others about the treatment of people suffering from mental disorders should maximize the chances of a good outcome, taking into account the risks and benefits of all available treatments.

Empirically Supported Treatments

Empirically Supported Treatments are therapeutic interventions and techniques that have been proven effective through rigorous scientific evaluation and research in treating specific psychological disorders.

Voluntary Admissions

The process by which individuals check themselves into a medical or psychiatric facility willingly for treatment.