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SUBMITTER: Kersey AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220191 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kersey Alyssa J AJ Braham Emily J EJ Csumitta Kelsey D KD Libertus Melissa E ME Cantlon Jessica F JF
NPJ science of learning 20180706
Recent public discussions have suggested that the under-representation of women in science and mathematics careers can be traced back to intrinsic differences in aptitude. However, true gender differences are difficult to assess because sociocultural influences enter at an early point in childhood. If these claims of intrinsic differences are true, then gender differences in quantitative and mathematical abilities should emerge early in human development. We examined cross-sectional gender diffe ...[more]