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girls in Tiruvannamalai .]] A girl is a young Female Human , as opposed to a Boy , a young Male Human . The age at which a female person transitions from girl to Woman varies in different Societies ; typically the transition from adolescence to maturity is taken to occur in the late Teen s. The English word from 1290 designated a child of either sex. During the 14th century its sense was narrowed to specifically female children. Subsequently, it was extended to refer also to mature but unmarried young women since the 1530s. Usage in the sense of (romantic) "sweetheart" arose in the 17th century. Historically, girls faced discrimination and limitations on the roles they were expected to play in their societies, and the United Nations targeted discrimination in schooling to end by 2010. An ongoing debate about the influences of Nature Versus Nurture in shaping the behavior of girls and boys raises questions about whether the roles played by girls are the result of inborn differences or socialization. Images of girls in art, literature, and popular culture often demonstrate assumptions about gender roles. DEMOGRAPHICS ]] There are 2.18 billion people (est. UNICEF , 2004 ) aged 18 or under in the world, for a total of more than one billion living girls. From birth, girls are a slight minority due to both natural factors (the human Sex Ratio has been observed since the 1700 s as approximately 1,050 boys for every 1,000 girls) and due to Sex Selection on the part of parents. |
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