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 ...

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 ...

A major international test has revealed a concerning gender gap in math among Australian school students. In the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Australia's boys ...

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 ...