Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows.

Why do so few women end up in physics, mathematics and other fields traditionally associated with "brilliance"? Part of the answer may lie in what happens to girls by the time they're out of kindergarten.

Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows. 1485552400586

Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows. 1485552400586

A new study finds that 6-year-old girls are less likely than boys to think members of their own gender can be brilliant - and they're more likely than boys to shy away from activities requiring that exceptional intelligence. That's a serious change from their attitudes at age 5, when they're just as likely as boys to think their own gender can be brilliant, and just as willing to take on those activities for brilliant children.

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/girls-begin-to-doubt-their-own-intelligence-at-age-6-study-shows-20170127-gu01zy.html

Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows.

Girls begin to doubt their own intelligence at age 6, study shows.

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