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In the past several decades, it has become increasingly common to find religious women who are doctors, professors, scientists, and rabbis. Yet while they\\u2019ve gained acceptance as professionals in their community, their children often get very different messages in Jewish day schools about acceptable and unacceptable gender roles. There, rigorous training in Jewish thought, or math and science, for that matter, may be offered to boys only, while girls may find that more attention is paid to the length of their sleeves, and skirts, than to their questions about Rashi.

Differential treatment of boys and girls is not unique to Jewish day schools. But for those invested in...

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