'Gender math gap' is cultural, not biological

Monday, December 12, 2011 - 18:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Many explanations for the gender gap in math skills don't hold up, suggests new research on math skills and gender in 86 countries. The research points to culture as the culprit, finding that certain countries showed less of a gap between males and females in math.

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