FactoidMixed News for K-12 STEM
Differences between girls and boys are negligible in K-12 math and science achievement and coursetaking until they begin taking the most advanced AP courses and high school computer science and engineering courses, according to a National Science Foundation report of 2016 science and engineering indicators.
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Scientific Research More Innovative, Impactful When Women And Men Work Together
A new study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" found mixed-gender teams of medical scientists produced "substantially more novel and impactful" research than same-gender teams of equal size, according to the study's lead author.» Link to the original article