Parents and teachers are discouraging teenage girls to do well in maths

According to a recent report, parents and teachers are discouraging teenage girls to do well in maths.

 

Even though girls generally outperform boys in school exams, it seems that the majority of school girls don’t feel that they can do well in maths.

 

Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examined a number of 15-year-old British girls and found that 41% think they are no good when it comes to numbers.

 

These "troubling" findings could be a result of mums, dads and teachers who assume girls are much better suited to other subjects.

 

Low expectations from loved ones and the lack of self-esteem means there’s a higher chance UK girls will drop maths for A-levels.

 

The findings showed that while 60% of boys plan to continue studying maths only 46% of girls see themselves keeping on the subject.

 

Another report from the organisation revealed that youngsters in the UK are the worse at maths and literacy.

 

According to the author for this report: “Shrinking the gender gap in mathematics performance will require the concerted effort of parents, teachers and society as a whole to change the stereotyped notions of what boys and girls excel at, what they enjoy doing and what they believe they can achieve.”