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

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.[/quote]
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.

[b]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.[/b]

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.[/quote]

Very well put.

Dad of a boy and girl. DS is objectively in the top 100 students in math in US. DD is just as smart but her brain works quite differently. She can read people, grasp the meaning between the lines so much quicker and better than my son and me.

My wife is one of the smartest people I know, even tells me she was strong in math in school, but she just cannot do math the way even I can do.

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I am a woman who was strong in math in high school. My husband is terrible at math. I also have a boy and a girl and they’re equally average at math. Neither of our anecdotes are worth much. [/quote]

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