Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
My DD hasn't ever had it cross her mind that girls might not be good at science/math, because it seems patently ridiculous given her understanding of the world. Her mom is a scientist, as are several of our female family friends.

I have not yet talked to my 9yo son about whether there are sex differences in math and science ability, but scores for contests such as the AMC 8 or for talent search participants taking the SAT are broken down by sex, and he has noticed that there is a difference. Like father, like son smile.