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New Study Concludes Math Gender Gap Is Cultural, Not Biological

Posted by timothy on from the nice-to-see-non-paywalled-articles dept.

New submitter germansausage writes "A new study was published today in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, looking at data from 86 countries, to test the 'greater male variability hypothesis' as the primary reason for the scarcity of outstanding women mathematicians. It concludes that cultural and not biological factors are the chief causes (PDF) of the gap in math skills between men and women."

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  1. The way things are supposed to be. by Pastor+Jake · · Score: -1, Troll

    My Christian Comrades,

    The Lord tells us that wives should submit to their husbands, and He granted men their greater ability to do math and science to help enforce this view. All of the neo-Nazi bra-burning feminists who wish to bridge this so-called "gap" are merely trying to undermine the Christian values of our nation. This is the way things are supposed to be, so there is no "gap."

    Sincerely,
    Jake

    1. Re: The way things are supposed to be. by TemporalBeing · · Score: -1, Troll

      Oh please tell me you aren't serious. That sexist "wives should submit to their husbands" is a bullshit view fostered during a time when a male-dominated society was prevalent. Christianity needs to grow up (and yes I say that as a Christian myself) and learn to live in this century. These views that so many of the faith hold from centuries ago are the main reason that we are so hated now in the world. Do you want that? I don't.

      Interesting thing is that when looking at history societies tend to become matriarchal shortly before they collapse. They may stay around for 100-200 years of being matriarchal but collapse they do. The interesting thing is that the same societies were around for many more centuries or millenia prior to that as patriarchal societies.

      Makes one think.

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  2. Whaaaaat?! by Boona · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought those slanty eyes helped asians focus more!

  3. I really don't care by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: -1, Troll

    As long as the wife can remember to put 2 pies in the stove and 4 6-packs of beer in the fridge.

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  4. Meanwhile in countries that still DO math by Rogerborg · · Score: -1, Troll

    They think that women are for making babies and the poor and minorities are for sweeping up in kitchens. Maybe they know something that we don't? Perhaps they know to fund mathematicians to do maths, not sociology. Oh, the humanities.

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