In much of the country, the stereotype that boys do better than girls at math isn’t true — on average, they perform about the same, at least through eighth grade. But there’s a notable exception. In ...

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 add, starting with ...

You’ve probably heard the common stereotype somewhere at some time that boys are better than girls at math and science. As a scientist (and a woman), every time I hear this kind of claim, it sounds ...

Girls, on average, find more success at school than boys. The data are clear; the reasons behind it, less so. Are boys today simply less likely than girls to see the value of succeeding academically?

Mathematics has been the broccoli of school subjects for generations of Australian teenagers. Often pushed aside, dreaded, or even feared, nearly one third of students opt out of any senior math ...