Women's eNews (https://womensenews.org/tag/math/)
As the college test-prep industry buzzes with anticipation over the new exam, some tutors and college admissions counselors say there’s a chance the decades’ long trend in higher male math scores could intensify.
Globally, girls are no worse than boys at mathematics. But stereotypes, some coming from teachers themselves, keep alive the myth that women and numbers don’t mix.
Experts at a conference on “Women and Girls in the High Tech Economy” called for a drive to train more women and girls, saying that though business now is sluggish, the economy will rebound and business will be inseparable from technology.