A little less obvious are messages that detail what girls can and cannot do. A worrisome new study shows that second grade girls and boys have already absorbed stereotypes about math and reading -- ...

A new book about math and drag queen performances seeks to educate readers on both subjects, with its author saying the book details how the two overlap. Kynes Santos, a drag queen himself, discussed ...

Researchers report that children express the stereotype that mathematics is for boys, not for girls, as early as second grade, before gender differences in math achievement emerge. Children express ...

New research may provide insight as to why, despite progress over the last few decades, women remain underrepresented in math-heavy majors and professions. New research may provide insight as to why, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) SANTA CRUZ >> Women are as good at men in math, but sometimes ...

My daughter, Kestrel, gets her STEM on at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science When we hike, my 5-year-old daughter wants to play math quiz. I ask her things like, “If there are eight legs in a ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests implicit stereotypes and gender identification may affect female math performance. The research by psychologists Amy Kiefer of the University of ...

Women tend to perform poorly on math tests if you suggest to them before asking the questions that they might. That’s the fascinating conclusion of several studies mentioned in the Washington Post ...