From Parenting 24/7: University of Illinois Extension
Approach to school affects how girls compare with boys in math
Posted , updated Mar 03, 2006.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More women are pursuing higher education and doctoral degrees than ever before, but women still are rare in the math-oriented professions. Yet, researchers say, girls perform just as well as boys on achievement tests and tend to earn better grades in math than do boys during the earlier school years.