Hmm, isn't it more about a tendency of where interest is directed rather than cognitive ability? Girls do better than boys in school (1). Which is arguably also

Hmm, isn't it more about a tendency of where interest is directed rather than cognitive ability? Girls do better than boys in school (1). Which is arguably also about motivation rather than ability. It seems that they are systematically discouraged to go towards a math/logic path though (2). It's complicated. The truth seems to be more nuanced than what we have ever been able to fit into a single narrative. (1) - https://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-achievement/ https://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-... (2) - https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/2015/mar/05/girls-lack-self-confidence-maths-science-oecd-school-engineering https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/education/20...