For these girls, "Knowledge is Power" is not just words; it's a sad fact in real life.

对这些女孩来说，“知识就是力量”不仅仅是一句话；这是现实生活中的一个悲哀事实。

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But if you had to stereotype, girls more often use social power to have influence over their peers, and boys more often use physical intimidation to have power over their peers.

但如果按传统的说法，女生更经常用社交的力量来打击她们的同龄人；而男生更愿意使用人身恐吓。

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Researchers also found that rates of HIV infection were much lower among girls paid to stay in classrooms: one more lesson in the power of responsibility and self-control.

研究人员还发现，在那些受资助上学的女孩们当中，艾滋病传染比例低得多。这再一次证明了责任和自我控制的力量。

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"The no-girls-allowed rule keeps women from accessing that power where they can conduct business and rise in professional development and create their own power networks, " said Veronica Arreola, assistant director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

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Juvonen's study, however, found boys and girls spread rumors to boost their social status -- and that both genders use physical aggression to assert power.

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