️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A new international study has revealed that intelligent girls 'choke' because of the pressure they put themselves under in employment leading to them ending up in lower paid jobs. The Organisation for the Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) report on gender equality in education has said that girls do not aim for high-paying jobs in math and science, because they lack confidence.<unk> The Organisation for the Economic Co-operation Development (OECD) report on gender equality in education has said that girls do not aim for high-paying jobs in math and science, because they lack confidence. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Given girls' keen desire to succeed at school and to please others, their fear of negative evaluations, and their lower self-confidence in mathematics and science, it is hardly surprising that high-achieving girls choke under often self-imposed pressure<unk>, said the OECD report. The OECD report said that only three per cent of Australian teenage girls contemplate a career in engineering or computing, compared to 17 per cent of boys. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> Women are predominantly employed in fields where they have fewer opportunities to express their potential, and develop and maintain their skills - at the price of lower wages and slower career paths", the report said. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ They may thus be particularly disappointed when they fail to achieve their career goals,<unk> said the report.
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> 400,000 students from 65 education systems worldwide were tested.<unk> 400,000 students from 65 education systems worldwide were tested.<unk> 400,000 students from 65 education systems worldwide were tested.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>