Brain Study Finds That Young Boys And Girls Have The Same Math Abilities

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Girls are believed to avoid STEM careers because they think they are not as good at those subjects (Credit: Geralt/Pixabay/CC0)

The low percentage of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers is often attributed to men being believed to be better at the sort of thinking those fields require. Though several studies have debunked the myth, they have largely been based on results acquired from various standardized tests. Now, researchers from Pennsylvania's Carnegie Mellon University have found evidence that is hard to overlook: brain scans proving that young girls and boys use the same mechanisms and networks in the brain to solve math problems.

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  • renegade5
    renegade55년 이상
    Wow
  • greek_girl13
    greek_girl135년 이상
    Dats cool
    • cocobean2300
      cocobean23005년 이상
      Everyone is equal people! If you have a younger sister or brother, go tell them this second that they can be whatever they want if they try!
      • bsc
        bsc5년 이상
        This was a cool article!
        • trueflame7
          trueflame75년 이상
          I just want to point out that on the graph that is labeled "Equal Abilities", the males got higher scores in all of them, including Norway, even though it's by a super small amount.
          • fosterkeefe
            fosterkeefe약 5년
            That's because boys think they are better and usually they tell females that they are not as smart as them even though we are. If there were more equality, the scores would be different.
            • rand
              rand5년 이상
              i totally agre
          • 1harrypotterfan
            1harrypotterfan5년 이상
            I am for one terrible at math. Like c on my progress report type of bad... But I have a friend and she does math better than anyone I know. I loved this article.
          • venom131313
            venom1313136년 이하
            Equality doesn't mean the same. I know many boys that are better at math than some girls, but I also know many girls that are better at math than some boys. We all learn at a different rate, regardless of gender, so I think that all this article proves is that our brains are the same.
            • kinspower10
              kinspower105년 이상
              I so agree we're all equal. It doesn't matter what gender you are
            • venom131313
              venom1313136년 이하
              Girls are not better than boys, we are equal.
              • thesteelninja2
                thesteelninja26년 이하
                were not all equal. most girls i know are better at art than the boys. but i cant say the same about math
                • hills12and3
                  hills12and36년 이하
                  i can't beliave people think boys are better! 😢
                  • fosterkeefe
                    fosterkeefe약 5년
                    I know! That is not true at all! Girls can be whatever they want to be and they, we, are super smart too!
                    • kinspower10
                      kinspower105년 이상
                      It hurts my feelings.😭😭😭