Unlike the obvious and undeniable physical differences between men and women, these types of differences are most likely purely societal based.
Most colleges have a nearly 2 to 1 girl to guy ratio now, and things like this gender math gap are dramatically changing.
I think it has been pretty well established that there are clear differences between men and women when it comes to translating spatial/visual information. That’s why men are generally superior drivers and navigators (for example).
“these types of differences are most likely purely societal based”
No, they’re not. You don’t get a different distribution curve on IQ tests based on societal differences, and we see that when we compare men and women. Women tend to be grouped more in the center, while men have more outliers at both ends of the curve. Those outliers on the upper end are the ones who can learn higher level math. So there are still very few men who can do it, but that’s still many times more than the number of women who can do it.
“Most colleges have a nearly 2 to 1 girl to guy ratio now...”
Not in STEM departments.
Most colleges have a nearly 2 to 1 girl to guy ratio now, and things like this gender math gap are dramatically changing.