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[quote=Anonymous]There are certainly biological differences between men and women and for good reason - this enabled the suvival of humans. Why so obsessed with who is "smarter" or "better"?  Why not be grateful that we are social creatures and rely on each other so it's great we have different strengths. Being better at math doesn't make you better overall. The kid who is top in US in math still needs others to survive, just like we all do, so he/she is not objectively "better."

Also, my DD consistently gets the top score in math testd/classes at her magnet school. But she never had any desire to participate in the math competitions. Instead, she values collaboration more and helping those who are not understanding the math. She thinks praticing for a math compeition would be boring and a waste of time when she can spend that time on her health (physical and mental) and on making the world a better place (helping others, helping the environment, etc). She doesn't feel any need to "compete."  So maybe boys are more competitive in general, which goes along with testosterone, so it makes sense. So if many more boys are entering those competitions, more boys will win the top awards even though I'm sure plenty of girls could do just as well if they chose to spend their time that way.  Girls want to spend more time with people and boys want to spend more time with things and competition.

These gender wars of who is better just make no sense.[/quote]

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