Gender differences in individual variation in academic grades fail to fit expected patterns for STEM

Men are over-represented in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce even though girls outperform boys in these subjects at school. Here, the authors cast doubt on one leading explanation for this paradox, the ‘variability hypothesis’.

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Autores principales: R. E. O’Dea, M. Lagisz, M. D. Jennions, S. Nakagawa
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d1a2a181a6fc4ed08e1056baec3df6f02021-12-02T14:39:24ZGender differences in individual variation in academic grades fail to fit expected patterns for STEM10.1038/s41467-018-06292-02041-1723https://doaj.org/article/d1a2a181a6fc4ed08e1056baec3df6f02018-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06292-0https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Men are over-represented in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce even though girls outperform boys in these subjects at school. Here, the authors cast doubt on one leading explanation for this paradox, the ‘variability hypothesis’.R. E. O’DeaM. LagiszM. D. JennionsS. NakagawaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
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Gender differences in individual variation in academic grades fail to fit expected patterns for STEM
description Men are over-represented in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce even though girls outperform boys in these subjects at school. Here, the authors cast doubt on one leading explanation for this paradox, the ‘variability hypothesis’.
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