'Humans are more similar to each other than we are different,' said an author of the study.
Scientists have debunked the idea that women are underrepresented in the technology, engineering, and mathematics industries because of biological differences which affect their math skills.
Girls and boys have similar brains and are equally able when it comes to understanding math, according to the study published in the journalThe research involved 104 children aged between 3 to 10 years old, 55 of whom were girls. The kids watched an educational video featuring maths concepts such as counting and addition, while the scientists charted their brain activity using an MRI scanner. The team then compared all the scan results.
According to the data, there was no difference between the children's brain functions or development. And the boys and girls appeared to be equally tuned into the videos. The team also looked at the results of a maths ability test taken by 97 children aged between 3 and 8 years old, 50 of whom were girls. Both genders performed equally well, regardless of age.heterogenous"In fact, girls and boys showed statistically equivalent levels of neural maturity throughout the brain, suggesting that the neural processing of mathematics develops at similar rates in boys and girls," they wrote.
"Limited evidence for intrinsic, biological gender differences in mathematics ability has fueled debate about the underrepresentation of girls and women in STEM fields," the authors said.
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