Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0955 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gender Gaps in Achievement
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The idea
Girls outperform boys in reading; boys lead in mathematics in middle childhood, but that gap disappears by adolescence, according to global monitoring reports.
In practice
In Saudi Arabia, seventy-seven percent of girls and fifty-one percent of boys reaching minimum reading proficiency.
Where people slip
Gaps shrink in more gender-equal societies, yet boys remain overrepresented in mathematics and science careers.
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