According to a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, women in high-level math courses face a phenomenon called stereotype threat. Stereotype threat occurs when a ...

Women tend to perform poorly on math tests if you suggest to them before asking the questions that they might. That’s the fascinating conclusion of several studies mentioned in the Washington Post ...

Whether it’s the — mostly male — television personalities that present science to the masses (Bill Nye the Science Guy, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson… ), or the — again, mostly male — heroes of hit ...

In recent years, research on the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields has proliferated. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) STEM jobs tend to be higher-paying ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new study from Indiana University suggests that gender stereotypes about women's ability in mathematics negatively impact their performance. And in a significant twist, both men ...

Female elementary school teachers who are anxious about math pass on the stereotype that boys are better in math to young girls in the classroom, says a study released today. And girls who start to ...

Remember when we covered the stereotype that gays are bad at math in a post three years ago? Or was it two years ago? No, it was 2019, so it was five years ago. We’re kidding—as were the Twitter users ...

A popular stereotype that boys are better at mathematics than girls undermines girls' math performance because it causes worrying that erodes the mental resources needed for problem solving, new ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests implicit stereotypes and gender identification may affect female math performance. The research by psychologists Amy Kiefer of the University of ...