By Dr Gijsbert Stoet The 19th of November is the International Men’s Day. This day is used worldwide to highlight issues that especially affect men, such as men’s shorter life expectancy, the high male suicide rate, and the growing educational gap between boys and girls. In my role as a core member of theContinue reading “International Men’s Day and its relevance for education”
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Boys falling behind in education around the world
By Dr. Gijsbert Stoet, Reader in Psychology, University of Glasgow Together with Professor David Geary of the University of Missouri (USA), we published a paper in the journal Intelligence about gender gaps in education. One of the interesting findings is that in the majority of countries participating in the Programme for International Student Assessment, girlsContinue reading “Boys falling behind in education around the world”