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What you were taught

"Girls are naturally not as good at math as boys"

What we know now

A 2011 study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, using global data, disproved the notion that there is a natural male/female gap in mathematical achievement. The study concluded that differences in math performance are due to social and cultural circumstances, not biology.

Updated understanding emerged around 2010

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