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- From: pamela@sscux1.ssc.gov (pamela gurd)
- Subject: Re: Sick and tired of cries of sexism (was Re: 9 1/2 Weeks)
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:49:16 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.161555.23802@cbnewse.cb.att.com> gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.045622.12559@psych.toronto.edu> anna@psych.toronto.edu (Anna Filippone) writes:
- >>In article <92364.185826U23700@uicvm.uic.edu> <U23700@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
- >>>although research has been done that shows that men have a greater
- >>There was no significant difference found in the abilities of girls and boys
- >>in math up until the age of 11. After that point there was an advantage on
- >
- >I wonder if the types of math studied at different ages had an effect.
- >
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- I heard (from a rather feminist friend, I must admit) of a study of the
- growth of brain connections that showed that girls' brains matured a
- few years earlier than boys' brains. In particular, that parts of
- the brain which carry out higher mathematical functions are maturing
- in boys at the same age as these things are taught in schools - but
- girls, not having the appropriate training at the appropriate time,
- were less capable of learning such things. Seemed plausible at the
- time...
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- Pam.
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