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

R. E. O’Dea; M. Lagisz; M. D. Jennions; S. Nakagawa

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06292-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

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

R. E. O’Dea,
M. Lagisz,
M. D. Jennions,
S. Nakagawa

Affiliations

R. E. O’Dea: Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
M. Lagisz: Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
M. D. Jennions: Research School of Biology, Australian National University
S. Nakagawa: Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06292-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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’.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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