Interesting study on different approaches to math depending on which sex a person is

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Anonymous wrote:If we're discussing nature vs nurture, the problem is that due to patriarchal beliefs, there are more boys than girls that are pushed into math and the intense extra curricular preparation that comes with the math competition territory.

Therefore, scientifically, you cannot conclude that boy brains are naturally "better" at a certain kind of math reasoning than girl brains. That brains are different by sex has been known for decades... but we still don't understand the ramifications of the physical differences in the real world, because it's very difficult to separate behavior from upbringing.

I'm a woman, and I disagree with your statement. Go to predominantly Asian schools, and you'll see plenty of parents pushing girls into math. Then there's the whole push for Girls in STEM.

Males just think differently than females. It doesn't mean they are smarter, but just different. And this difference makes them stronger in mathy type subjects. Females are great multi-taskers and can see patterns in people and events a lot better than males can, while males have better spatial awareness.

There are articles about such differences, and I see it play out not only with my own kids (boy and girl) but also in the workplace.

Of course, as in all cases, ymmv, and there are plenty of girls who are amazing at math and algortihms (Ada Lovelace says hello), and certainly plenty of men who are terrible at math.

I am Asian, and I know you are wrong. Boys have more pressure to do the math competitions than girls.

More importantly, I'm also a scientist. While I do not dispute that physical brain differences between the sexes may naturally lead to differences of thought patterns, YOU CANNOT PROVE THAT WITH THE EVIDENCE YOU HAVE, which contains confounding factors that you cannot eliminate.