Low-Achieving Boys Opt for STEM Careers More Than Most Girls Do

By Sarah D. Sparks – Education Week 06/26/2020

“… Gender gaps in the most male-dominated science fields don’t come from men outperforming women academically in those subjects, but from the simple fact that overwhelmingly more boys than girls opt for those careers in spite of lackluster science skills. …”

Read the entire article: https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2020/06/academics_don%27t_explain_gender_gap_in_physics_engineering_computer_science.html