Three years ago, Lawrence Summers speculated publicly that biological differences between the sexes were the primary reason for the low numbers of women at the highest levels in science and ...

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American students score lower on international mathematics tests than students from countries that are poorer but with more equal distributions of family income, such as Finland, according to a UB ...

For many students, struggles with mathematics are a major obstacle to college and career success. Some never master basic operations (e.g., working with fractions and percentages), skills the ...

The "girl math" trend has taken TikTok by storm in recent months as women have pointed out the clever and often hilarious ways they justify irresponsible expenditures and turn them into bargains with ...

Saturday is International Women's Day, which arose from an early-20th-century socialist suffrage movement and has since become a national holiday in about two dozen countries—in some of them, a ...

Professor Andrew Lewis-Pye is the Equality Officer for the Department of Mathematics. Professional Services Staff support departmental EDI initiatives, and the first point of contact is currently Joe ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Equity, diversity and inclusion — EDI - is a trending concept these days. Many institutions now have policies, initiatives and even vice-presidents devoted to EDI, including ...