Question

claim: rather than promoting gender equality, single - gender classrooms create greater divides between boys and girls. evidence: answer menu - click to add. a study in the journal psychological bulletin found that, on average, single - gender schools do not provide students with a better education than mixed - gender schools. by creating single - gender schools, educators send the message that girls and boys learn in fundamentally different ways and should therefore be separated. juliet a. williams, author and gender studies professor at ucla, reports that \single - gender public school initiatives... reinforce damaging gender stereotypes.\

Explanation:

The claim is about the negative impact of single - gender classrooms on gender equality. The evidence includes a study showing no educational advantage of single - gender schools over mixed - gender ones, the message of fundamental learning differences conveyed by single - gender schools, and a gender studies professor's view on reinforcing gender stereotypes. All these pieces of evidence support the claim that single - gender classrooms create greater divides between boys and girls.

Answer:

A study in the journal Psychological Bulletin found that, on average, single - gender schools do not provide students with a better education than mixed - gender schools.
By creating single - gender schools, educators send the message that girls and boys learn in fundamentally different ways and should therefore be separated.
Juliet A. Williams, author and gender studies professor at UCLA, reports that "single - [gender] public school initiatives... [reinforce] damaging gender stereotypes."