In the article “The Math Gender Gap: Nurture Trumps Nature,” Szalavitz (2011) says that people used to think that only nature was important for math performance in men and women. However, there was a new study to test if culture is important. Moshe Hoffman, a researcher went to India and tested the Karbi and Khasi tribes. They were both the same genetically but they have different cultures (Szalavitz, 2011). In the Karbi tribe, the men are more important than women, and women have 4 years less education. In the Khasi tribe, men and women have equal responsibility and education (Szalavitz, 2011). Moshe gave a math puzzle to the villagers, and he found that the Karbi men were 36% faster than women, but the Khasi men and women had equal speed for the puzzle. Karbi culture makes education a bad idea for women, and the Khasi culture sees that men are not responsible (Szalavitz, 2011). Khasi also have better hospitality, and they are really nice. Finally, some people think we need more or better tests for this nature and nurture issue, but Rebecca Goldin says that this study was good enough to prove that culture is actually important for math performance. Other studies said more equal education makes less of a gender gap. The number of women professors in the U.S. is growing. Maybe there is a nature reason for performance in math, but at this time, we don’t know for sure. We cannot conclude nature is not important (Szalavitz, 2011).In my opinion, the Math Gender Gap is same thing, but the different who study more or has exercises about it. I think we need more or better tests for this nature and nurture issue. Then, we will better in Math or any science. Also, I agree this test because it important for as and know who smarter.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
In the article “The Math Gender Gap: Nurture Trumps Nature,” Szalavitz (2011) says that people used to think that only nature was important for math performance in men and women. However, there was a new study to test if culture is important. Moshe Hoffman, a researcher went to India and tested the Karbi and Khasi tribes. They were both the same genetically but they have different cultures (Szalavitz, 2011). In the Karbi tribe, the men are more important than women, and women have 4 years less education. In the Khasi tribe, men and women have equal responsibility and education (Szalavitz, 2011). Moshe gave a math puzzle to the villagers, and he found that the Karbi men were 36% faster than women, but the Khasi men and women had equal speed for the puzzle. Karbi culture makes education a bad idea for women, and the Khasi culture sees that men are not responsible (Szalavitz, 2011). Khasi also have better hospitality, and they are really nice. Finally, some people think we need more or better tests for this nature and nurture issue, but Rebecca Goldin says that this study was good enough to prove that culture is actually important for math performance. Other studies said more equal education makes less of a gender gap. The number of women professors in the U.S. is growing. Maybe there is a nature reason for performance in math, but at this time, we don’t know for sure. We cannot conclude nature is not important (Szalavitz, 2011).In my opinion, the Math Gender Gap is same thing, but the different who study more or has exercises about it. I think we need more or better tests for this nature and nurture issue. Then, we will better in Math or any science. Also, I agree this test because it important for as and know who smarter.
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Some studies have shown that women and men approach and solve problems differently. This has traditionally been considered a failure on the part of women, but it is now considered a positive thing. Solving problems in multiple ways can be a benefit to society as a whole.
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