Economic Woman

For more on girls and math, The F-word Blog has put up a smart and even-handed post that goes into more depth than mine.

The study suggests, essentially, that Summers had the beginnings of a point. What it doesn’t do is justify the triumphant crowing of those who would have you believe that men are at the forefront of technical fields is because boys are brilliant and girls are rubbish (and should stay at home baking).