A report on the state of U.S. education in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that a performance gap between girls and boys has narrowed significantly in recent years. The researchers also found a correlation between cultural gender equality and performance by girls in mathematics. There are still some achievement gaps but this study indicates that past achievement disparity between gender is likely attributable to factors other than the popular belief that 'boys have a math gene and girls don't.'
Here's some of the buzz:
Math: It's not a gender thing
Women Bridging Gap in Science Opportunities
Culture, Not Biology, Underpins Math Gender Gap
Girls Vs. Boys At Math
Sharon Begley: The Math Gender Gap Explained
Subject: The (Math) Gap - a critique
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