Gender equality and gender gaps in mathematics performance

Gillian R. Brown; Kim Alexandersen

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.002

Gender equality and gender gaps in mathematics performance

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In a recent analysis of mathematics performance (Eriksson et al. 2020), national gender egalitarian values were positively associated with an increase in the average mathematics scores of high-school boys relative to girls. This study highlights that progressive gender egalitarian values at a national level might not translate into equality of opportunity at an individual level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	591-593
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	24
Issue number	8
Early online date	18 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2020

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

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Gender egalitarian
Sex difference
Mathematics
Reading
Science

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