Do you think that it's a stereotype that men are better at science and math than women?

Question

Or do you think that there's any truth to that statement? If so, why?

Answer 1

It's a generalization that is not true in all circumstances. However with that being said it also has statistics to prove than on average men do better in science and math and women do better in english.

"High school boys score higher than girls on the SAT, particularly on the math section. Experts say that is both because the timed multiple-choice questions play to boys' strengths and because more middling female students take the test. Boys also score slightly better on the math and science sections of national assessment tests."

However there are more stats as well on average women graduate from college more often and have higher GPA's. Statistics work both ways.

Edit: Virtual- Are you seriously claiming that society or the education system is to blame? Get real, classic scapegoat mentality. (Did you forget women graduate more from college, get better grades? Do men have society or the education system to blame for that too?, get real) If you had any clue of the difference between the anatomy and the physiology of the brains of the male gender and the female gender in humans, you wouldn't have made that absurd point.

Answer 2

Of course. The first programmers on the first mainframe computer ever built (Eniac) were all women, and some of the first full-fledged astronomers who contributed greatly to a rising science discipline were women. Many women were brilliant scientists: Marie Curie discovered radium. (I just had my annual irradiation licensure refresher today.)

Many men are better at science and math than many women are. I believe that men and women must use different parts of their brains in order to understand math well, not use the same parts that men do. It is a scientific fact that male and female brains are physically different on a cellular level. This may be why men and women learn differently when it comes to math and science. Future research may finally uncover why, and what should be done to reform math and science education to take advantage of the best minds that America has to offer the science and research community.

Answer 3

Your being subjective , in relating your lack of math ability to your gender. These stereotypes, are what has kept women from math and science, not lack of ability. Ages ago, there were female mathematicians, I am talking hundreds of years ago. Then came along pop psychology, which started these ridiculous gender wars. Those books and magazines with all those faulty articles. This is also typical in Western culture , and why we see only a small number of women in STEM. I personally loathed humanities and having to write essays. My worst grades were in that area. My brother is good with humanities and best friend a female is taking Applied Math in graduate school. Its all about the individual.

Answer 4

I don't believe it to be a stereotype...because in general it is true. My Father was a wiz in math and my husband would always get the better grade in high school compared to mine. And my son, 16yrs old, is also very good in science, but in math, he's just making it. But if you think about it, most of the great inventors of the past are men.

Answer 5

I think thats a stereotype. Definetly. Not being self absorbed, but I think I'm much better at science and math then a lot of men in my class. There are a lot of men better than me too, but it's all relitive. Just because your a guy doens't mean you'll automatically be strong and athletic, and being a girl doens't mean you're going to love shopping and pink and long hair.

Answer 6

yes i do think its a stereotype. well there was never really a famous woman scientist until Madam Curie. and i think that that has something to do with it. but i think we are equal. it just depends on how you apply yourself and if you are naturally smart. but in the olden days when it originated (that men are smarter at math and science than women) women didnt have as many rights, couldnt attend school and were oppressed, so of course people would assume that men are better than women. but scientific tests were proven that we are really equal in math and science.

Answer 7

Of course there's a stereotype that men are better at math and science. The more interesting question is: are men inherently better at math and science, or does our society and educational system impair women and slow them down/discourage them enough to cause the difference we observe - that men are much more common in math and science careers?

Answer 8

Oh yes!
Women r more logical but (sorry) lack the get out and go for it,syndrome.
But I would trust a womans,logic in maths(not sure about science)more than a males.

Answer 9

Stereotypes. Definently.
In upcoming results on tests for GCSE's and A Levels. Women are coming to show that they are doing better than ever in these exams. Better than men even and figures prove this.
It's their brains, not their genders!

Answer 10

No....In the math class I take, all of the men are not quite intelligent.

I think it depends on who you compare to who, but I don't believe that statement is true.