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Female Math Role Models?

I’ve occasionally touched upon the gender gap in mathematics, mostly in response to some recent study that has attempted to explain why mathematics (and the sciences in general) are so predominately male.  An article that appeared in Slate last week makes me think it is time, once again, to discuss this topic.

After giving a brief overview . . . → Read More: Female Math Role Models?

Gender Gap Genesis

Late last year, a study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences which tried to pin down origins for the gender gap in mathematics education.  As I’ve discussed before, the gender gap in math education is shrinking, and has been shown to be less about biology and more about culture – in cultures . . . → Read More: Gender Gap Genesis