> or are the two genders equally represented among Math Elite and girls twice as likely to have strong verbal skills? Going straight by the numbers, it seems l

> or are the two genders equally represented among Math Elite and girls twice as likely to have strong verbal skills? Going straight by the numbers, it seems like the former. Assuming you define math elite to be PhDs holders, this AMS study from 2005 [1] (a little old, I know), says that 30% of math PhDs are awarded to women. Societal factors could also be at play, obviously. [1] http://www.ams.org/profession/data/cbms-survey/chapter4.pdf http://www.ams.org/profession/data/cbms-survey/chapter4.pdf