There is a book by Karen Stabiner,
All Girls and Single-Sex Education: Why it Matters, that discusses this issue in detail. I saw an excerpt of it in
Los Angeles magazine that talked about the Marlborough School, this chi-chi private school in Los Angeles.
I think I could have benefited from single-sex education, because of my shyness and fearfulness I felt growing up. My goodness, I let males intimidate the heck out of me as a young one.
More information at
www.amazon.com.