The XX Factor : math

How to Make Girls Succeed in Math and Science

Meghan O'Rourke — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Over on Slate , there's a really interesting piece by Ray Fisman about the importance of female mentorship . Apparently, a recent working paper from the NBER found a way to measure the effects of female vs. male teachers on students at the Air Force Academy....(read more)

Do I Have to Be an Astrophysicist?

Kara Hadge — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:09:00 GMT

While I can't answer Melinda's question of whether the bar for mothers-who-do-it-all was always set so high, as a young twentysomething just starting out in my career, I can see that bar vaulting upward among the women of my own generation. With few glass...(read more)

Are Boys Really Better at Math than Girls?

Meghan O'Rourke — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:12:00 GMT

So over at Ars Technica there's a link to a really interesting study that came out the other week in Science . It suggests that the much-discussed "math gap" between boys and girls in American may stem more from social factors than from biology. The study...(read more)