Have you ever given thought to subjects that are dominated by one gender over the other? Chances are even if you have not given that specific idea any thought, you might at least notice that some subjects seem to be geared or dominated by one gender. For example, math seems to be dominated by the male population.
Math isn’t just for boys #dyscalculia
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Math is evolving into a gender equal study.
However, math is not just for boys. In fact, a large number of girls are just as good in math as boys are and yet they are still underrepresented in the field of math. At competitions, girls are under-represented by less than half. The issue becomes that girls just think math isn’t for them.
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American Mathematics Competition (AMC) is for eighth-grade and younger students. Girls represented fewer than half — only about 44 percent of the contestants.
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Girls are under-represented in math competitions and represent less than half of those that compete.
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These numbers are shocking because girls can be just as good as boys in math.
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However, stereotypes may be part of the problem.
