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Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

  • Written by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achievedEffects of biases can snowball over time.PeopleImages via Getty Images

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Math teachers who believe women no longer face discrimination tend to be biased against girls’ ability in math. This is what we found through an experiment we conducted with over 400 elementary...

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