No I didn't write that sentence but thank you for thinking that I did. "Stereotypes are usually the last thing to change in the face of contradictory evidence." is the first sentence in a Scientific American article/podcast .

While the title doesn't say it all, it does come close: No Gender Gap in Math A worldwide study of nearly half a million boys and girls found no significant gender gap in math ability. It's written by FarierScience friends Marcia Linn and Janet Hyde with lead author Nicole Elsie-Quest (who I hope will become a FairerScience friend).

The study is a Psychological Bulletin in press (I keep checking to see when it will be available) but Scientific American says:

Researchers analyzed results from two math tests that assessed nearly half a million boys and girls between the ages of 14 to 16, from 69 countries. They tested algebra, geometry, data analysis and number concepts. The study’s lead author, Villanova University psychology professor Nicole Else-Quest found “…that on average across all the nations the gender difference was negligible.”

WAIT WAIT IT'S HERE!

Gotta go; have some reading to do-- .