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I'm still hung up on exactly how this gender bias (in either direction) actually manifests itself in the classroom.

The derivative with respect to x of x^2 is 2x regardless of what gender you are. The Americans won the Revolutionary war regardless of what gender you are.




The example in the article is that one gives tests which measure a combination of intelligence and the ability to sit still for long periods.

Since young girls have a greater ability to sit still than young boys, they score higher.




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