There is a ton of evidence that girls do better in reading and writing, to the point where it's not even controversial. Here from PISA [1] Also APA [2] It's

There is a ton of evidence that girls do better in reading and writing, to the point where it's not even controversial. Here from PISA [1] Also APA [2] It's the same story across cultures, after kindergarten, most girls accelerate past most boys in languages. Boys are generally a little bit ahead of girls in math. [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342344680_Examining_gender_DIF_and_gender_differences_in_the_PISA_2018_reading_literacy_scale_A_partial_invariance_approach https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342344680_Examining... [2] https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/09/girls-read-write https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/09/girls-read-w...