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  • Girls Get Math: Its Culture Thats Skewed | LiveScience

    From the page: "[R]esearchers provide several possible cultural factors keeping females from excelling in math, including classroom dynamics in which teachers pay more attention to boys, while even mathematically gifted girls are not nurtured. In addition, stereotypes may drive guidance... more

    Reviewed by coffeesister Jun 02, 05:06pm ( 1 review ) livescience.com

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  • Rated by coffeesister on Jun 02, 5:06pm

    From the page: "[R]esearchers provide several possible cultural factors keeping females from excelling in math, including classroom dynamics in which teachers pay more attention to boys, while even mathematically gifted girls are not nurtured. In addition, stereotypes may drive guidance counselors and others to discourage girls from taking engineering courses."