Link between boys’ school underachievement and girls’ low self-esteem?

Why Boys Are Inclined to Under-Achieve and Girls Lose Self-Esteem in Early School Years:

Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International, argues that the two social phenomena are linked.

Interesting topic, one that Philip Lombardo, professor of Psychology at Stanford and leader of the infamous prisoner's experiment from the 1970s, also addresses in a TED talk, "The Demise of Boys?", from March 2011.

Worth checking out!