If girls are bad at math, should we blame their mothers?

“There are loads of theories for why girls tend to do worse in math than boys, from differences in innate ability to discrimination by teachers. Now a team of economists has produced a study that calculates how a family’s attitudes about women can impede girls’ math achievement at school.”

To read the article and how to help balance the gender differences, go to “If girls are . . .”

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