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No Intrinsic Gender Differences in Children’s Earliest Numerical Abilities

Summary by Nature
Recent public discussions have suggested that the under-representation of women in science and mathematics careers can be traced back to intrinsic differences in aptitude. However, true gender differences are difficult to assess because sociocultural influences enter at an early point in childhood. If these claims of intrinsic differences are true, then gender differences in quantitative and mathematical abilities should emerge early in human de…

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A study shows that girls are as strong in math as boys – until they get to school. What's the point?

·Zürich, Switzerland
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French study involving three million children shows that gender inequalities in mathematics begin in the first year of school. stereotypes justify results.

·Portugal
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In preschool age, girls and boys have a similar flair for numbers and logic. In school, however, the girls fall back in maths after only a few months. A study from France now shows what this could be due to. Hardly in school, girls fall back significantly in maths compared to boys. Image: KEYSTONEIn preschool age, girls and boys have a similar flair for numbers and logic. In school, however, the girls fall back in maths after only a few months. …

·Zürich, Switzerland
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An international observational study dismisses the biological factor of the bias in mathematics between first and second cycle boys and girls. But it reveals inequalities in their mathematical performance, in favor of boys, after just four months of starting classes. Before accessing schools both they

While girls and boys have the same level of math when entering CP, a large gap appears in just 4 months and then increases. This new study, conducted on nearly 3 million pupils, points to the role of the school environment in amplification of gender biases.

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