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A sister school is usually a pair of schools, usually single-sex school, one with female students and the other with male students. [1] This relationship is seen to benefit both schools. [2] For instance, when Harvard University was a male-only school, Radcliffe University was its sister school. [3] The sister school concept as a single-sex school began to change as several institutions adopted coeducational environments starting in the 1970s due to the increasing awareness or consciousness about sex bias and discrimination. [4]

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The term sister school (or brother school) has several alternate meanings:

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  2. "UNESCO Center for Peace » Sister Schools/Universities". www.unescocenterforpeace.org. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. O'Connor, Karen (2010-08-18). Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook. SAGE. ISBN   9781412960830.
  4. Datnow, Amanda; Hubbard, Lea (2013). Gender in Policy and Practice: Perspectives on Single Sex and Coeducational Schooling. London: Routledge. p. 197. ISBN   9781136703775.