Chronicles of a Corporate Intern

Why Judy Can't Add: Gender Inequality and the Math Gap

Seriously? There is so much wrong with this article that I don't know where to start. How twisted and biased can one article get. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm all for women being equal and what-not, but... Seriously?

The main problem with this article is the way the information is presented, and the wording.

Take a look, never once do boys score lower than girls at reading - girls always score higher. And not once do boys score higher than girls at math - girls always score lower.

The “math gap” is ascribed to women having a lower status, certainly not men having a higher one.

And the “reading gap” could have absolutely nothing to do with social inequality, clearly. Wait, why not?

I could be wrong but I think it all very obviously has to do with socialization. Think about the kind of toys and games young boys are subject to in juxtaposition to what we girls are given.

If you get Legos you’re going to be more inclined to be doing logical, mathematical brain functions; whereas, if you’re given a doll, you’re going to be more focused on a creative story-line.

These are two fairly stereotypical examples, but if you look at how we are brought up, just in general, you will find that boys are much more encouraged to use the logical and spatial thinking that goes along with math while it is more socially acceptable for girls to be reading and storytelling (story-inventing? Think dress-up and tea parties).

Honestly, do these people really believe these two aren’t related and cannot be equally explained by the gender inequality? I don’t really believe inequality fully explains either, but, whatever, I’m not an OECD scientist.