(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

New research challenges the math gender gap, showing girls perform as well as boys. Cultural issues affect perceptions and outcomes. Researchers have more evidence that takes aim at the old stereotype ...

Global data on math achievement is revealing a dismaying trend: Girls are doing worse than boys — and the margins are huge.

As a subscriber, you can share articles with family and friends - it only requires that they sign in or create a profile. »It’s shocking,« says the professor about a new study showing that one in ten ...