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    sciencerules: I can't count how many times I heard that girls couldn't or shouldn't do science or math in elementary, middle, and high school. Even to this day, my... more »
    brinkswomanship: The part about negative stereotypes affecting performance is so incredible. Remind a woman before a test that she is female, and she'll perform worse.... more »
    JP Meyer: How elite is elite? I realize this is an anecdote, but when I took AP calculus AB, the class was about 75% girls. AB was the highest level math cours... more »
    cellydevil: I'm a math teacher and I've been involved with several programs created to increase the number of girls in engineering and math. Girls in the US tend ... more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: I think math is an area where the quality of the teacher is extremely important, because you're dealing with explaining something 1) very detailed 2) ... more »
    emilyanne: Hmm because the most recent OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development ) Survey published last week found that the UK is one of only... more »
    zombies.like.lattés.too: I can only speak for myself, but my problem with math in grade through high school was word problems. That and what I viewed to be a lack of practical... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I wonder too how many girls are good at math, but for whatever reasons - cultural or otherwise - choose not to pursue it. I was actually pretty good a... more »
    Dodgergirl: This deals mostly on the problems of racist stereotypes, but it touches on the gender issues, too, and is a pretty interesting look at the issue: [bl... more »
    greengrey: I read something a while ago that said young girls are never interested in math because the way the problems (especially word problems) are stated. It... more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: Pinker and Elizabeth Spelke had a great debate about this. The idea isn't just that boys are on average better than girls at math, but that boys are a... more »
    NefariousNewt: This is true in anything, not just mathematics. A girl's or boy's aptitude in any subject is based on the knowledge they are exposed to, the reinforce... more »
    daisen-in: I've heard the IQ bell curve argument- that men are more likely to populate both the high and low IQ wings of the curve, which explains why men domina... more »
    Paul.B.Dodd: Once again a redundant study proves that Asians are good at math and in the top 1% of Asian math wizards, women outperform men. Thanks for the great ... more »
    hortense: "U.S. culture instills in students the belief that math talent is innate; if one is not naturally good at math, there is little one can do to become g... more »
  • #kissmymath

    Sorry, Larry Summers: Math Gender Gap Caused By Culture, Not Biology

    A new review of studies from around the world shows that where girls lag behind boys in math (and it's not everywhere), the cause is likely culture, not biology. More »
  • #motherlode

    How Not To Become Mom When Mom Is A Mentally-Ill Manipulator

    Just in time for Mother's Day (May 10): Stories of madness, control, and thwarted ambition. She'll love it! More »
  • #madwomen

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