It's not mentioned in the article but I think there's a big gender split as well. This is only anecdotal, but my sister was told all the way through school that she wasn't good at maths, despite being in a Grammar School (requires an exam to get in). She ended up doing well in her exams despite years of criticism, and is now a teacher, teaching maths among other things. Again, anecdotally, I more commonly see women laugh off terrible maths skills as "oh ha ha yes I'm not good with numbers".
It's just sexism. From teachers to exams to parents to pop culture, we've decided that women are worse at maths which is obviously both untrue and incredibly damaging. Maybe we should be tackling that.
It's just sexism. From teachers to exams to parents to pop culture, we've decided that women are worse at maths which is obviously both untrue and incredibly damaging. Maybe we should be tackling that.