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Despite outperforming their male counterparts in math and science assessment tests, fewer elementary and junior high school girls than boys reported enjoying these subjects, according to a survey.

London, Jul 9 (EFE).London, Jul 9 (EFE). — A common set of genes influences mathematics and reading aptitude, according to a study published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, which ...

Claims are often made by gender activists like UW-Madison psychology professor Janet Hyde that “There just aren’t gender differences anymore in math performance. So parents and teachers need to revise ...

There is a widespread, not always tacit assumption that a biological gender divide in aptitude for mathematics may underpin why women don’t prosper as well as their male counterparts in science, ...

Raphael-Joel Lim of Indianapolis was a finalist for the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, the most coveted science prize awarded to American high school students. His research ...

It isn't too difficult to find GRE scores by intended major online. In reviewing articles/posts for my post below on anthropology I noted the distinction made between quant & qual methods, and ...

New research suggests that the gender gap in so-called STEM careers — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — may be more due to nurture than to nature. A study published in the ...

At a recent academic conference, MIT biologist Nancy Hopkins walked out in the middle of a talk by Harvard President Lawrence Summers. That might seem rude, but it turns out she had a medical excuse.