Why are girls stupider than guys

And even when boys' work is just as good, the higher grade is more likely to go to a girl. Where coursework is important to grades, could this have an influence on results? The study also shows that in science and maths, boys are likely to be at either extreme on the ability spectrum. Among the lowest achievers, boys predominate. It's an international pattern, with boys much more likely to be among those who get the worst results, drop out and leave education unskilled and poorly qualified.

But boys are also right at the top of the scale too, occupying more of the places among the very highest achievers. The biggest gender gap in school is usually associated with literacy, with girls runaway leaders in exams and international reading tests. But the OECD has come up with the unexpected finding that this advantage in school does not last into adulthood. When young men and women get to the end of their twenties, their reading skills are not that much different. The study also has some nuggets about the influences that shape how well pupils do at school.

Girls do much more homework than boys and this has a direct impact on results. Perhaps this explains why a quantitative PhD does not buy me the same social allowances men seem to get. Lubinski stressed that men and women report similar levels of career satisfaction—though after speaking with him, part of me feels like I let my gender down by being a writer and not a micro-theorist.

By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy. Skip to navigation Skip to content. Discover Membership. Editions Quartz. More from Quartz About Quartz. Follow Quartz. These are some of our most ambitious editorial projects. By Allison Schrager Reporter. Published July 9, This article is more than 2 years old. Sign me up. Update your browser for the best experience. The grade gap is smaller in the fields of math and science, while girls are even farther ahead in language subjects.

It could also be partially because of different learning styles between genders, where girls place higher value on mastering a subject, while boys focus more on studying to take highly-weighted final tests.

Man, only an idiot would believe that boys are smarter than girls… which I guess explains why so many men think so. Have a tip we should know?