Girls in the UK have much lower levels of confidence than their male peers, according to new research.
A study published by Girlguiding discovered girls are battling a crisis in confidence with their self-esteem plummeting when they hit their teenage years.
Researchers found there is virtually no difference in girls’ confidence to boys at the age of ten but when they reach the age of 12, girls are 17 per cent less likely to report high confidence in comparison to boys.
The study, released on International Day of the Girl, discovered this gap surges to 24 per cent by the age of 15.
Researchers found girls in Girlguiding aged between 10 and 15 are 12 per cent more likely to report not feeling nervous in new scenarios than those who do not belong to girl guides.
Ellan Day, who works as a supply teaching assistant, told The Independent she experienced “a lot of self-doubt” from school years until university but this has improved substantially in recent years.
