Sex differences in academic achievement are not related to political, economic, or social equality

Intelligence

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 137-151

  Stoet, Gijsbert ^a   Geary, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematics; Reading; Scholastic performance; Science; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920100314     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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