This is a highly publicized story about nothing. The results of the study were actually that the standardized tests that were analyzed were faulty in that they didn't provide questions that required critical analysis. (They mentioned it in passing in the Science article, but it's better seen in the CNN article about the same study.) So this study is being publicized, even though the "results" (that there is no gender difference in mathematical ability) are based on an admittedly faulty test. Anyone else see any problem with this?
This is a political matter, not a scientific matter. If you're a true scientist, you'll ignore the study. Not that I'm against the idea of gender equality in mathematics - I believe that this is an interesting, outstanding question. However, the hasty results of this study hinder our quest for the scientific truth of the matter.
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This is a highly publicized story about nothing. The results of the study were actually that the standardized tests that were analyzed were faulty in that they didn't provide questions that required critical analysis. (They mentioned it in passing in the Science article, but it's better seen in the CNN article about the same study.) So this study is being publicized, even though the "results" (that there is no gender difference in mathematical ability) are based on an admittedly faulty test. Anyone else see any problem with this? This is a political matter, not a scientific matter. If you're a true scientist, you'll ignore the study. Not that I'm against the idea of gender equality in mathematics - I believe that this is an interesting, outstanding question. However, the hasty results of this study hinder our quest for the scientific truth of the matter.