Across the world, girls are more likely than boys to blame academic failure on a lack of talent, according to a large study on gender stereotypes published Wednesday.
, has the advantage of encompassing 500,000 students across the world, making it possible to compare between countries., a study conducted every three years to learn more about the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students in math, reading, and sciences.
countries, 61 percent of girls said they agreed with the statement, compared to 47 percent of boys – a difference of 14 percent.The difference was also greater among higher-performing students compared to those of average performance."We have no perfect explanation" for this paradox, study co-author Thomas Breda, of CNRS and the Paris School of Economics, told AFP.
One hypothesis is that countries with more freedom ultimately leave more room for individuals to fall back into old stereotypes.
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