The test results that best explain the STEM gender gap are not the math scores

'Girls are about equal to boys in math—but they far outperform boys in reading.'

, a doll installed with a voice box that allowed it to hold forth on topics like shopping, dream weddings, and whether or not it would be neat to be a lifeguard. None of these subjects exactly screamed “feminist icon.” But the phrase for which the talking Teen Talk Barbie drew the most fire was this: “Math class is tough.”

Accused of perpetuating the stereotype that girls aren’t good at math, Mattel soon withdrew the phrase from Barbie’s vocabulary. But the stereotype still exists—and often serves as a convenient explanation for the marked gender gap in STEM careers, from former Harvard president Larry Summers’ 2005

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