The Huffington Post – Carolyn Gregoire
“Men significantly outnumber women in technology and science-related professions — but it’s not because they’re more skilled in those areas. New research suggests that the answer may lie not in men’s skills or interests, but rather in the beliefs they hold about their abilities to do the complicated mathematics central to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Researchers from Washington State University found that men tend to significantly overestimate their math abilities, while women are generally more accurate in their self-assessments.”(more)