Proof it's not smart to play dumb...
Gail Trimble vs Chantelle Houghton?
In a world where celebrity culture is everywhere and high achieving women with strong opinions can often be portrayed as intimidating, how can we encourage our daughters to be proud of their achievements and their views? Girls receive such mixed-up messages about how to look, act and speak, how can we reassure them that you don’t need to play down your intelligence in order to get a boyfriend?
A new study by the University of Bath and a recent major Swedish report offer proof at last that being smart is something to be celebrated!
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Girls in their final year at Lady Eleanor Holles School also hold strong views on the subject:
We never feel the need to change who we are. We enjoy being bright girls, and have not had any problems about this with boys so far. In fact, we love to prove the boys wrong in debates and so on!We would not like to be with guys who did not appreciate us for who we are. We would not change ourselves – we would change them!
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I only have to say two words: Carol Vorderman and I’ve probably spelt the surname wrong. I’ve got two more words: my wife. According to the Swedish report marital matters are just right. She is ten years younger and much cleverer at most things (and she can do them all at the same time). In addition to making a good , long term relationship, I have to say intelligence in a woman is an aphrodisiac.
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