I will never, ever buy that boys and girls are just “different” in what they learn and how. It’s socialization.
The vast majority of children have been able to adapt to whatever societal changes are thrown at them. They adjusted to compulsory education. They adjusted to the idea of adolescence (remember, this is really a brand new concept). To me, that says that no, it’s not biology- it’s socialization.
A lot actually. But that says nothing about our inherent sex differences. It has to do with very few people have given me crap for being a working woman but a lot of people make fun of my husband for wanting to be a SAHD.
The educational system badly needs reform. I despise how it functions now. But no, the gender gap doesn’t concern me. It does concern me how we socialize girls vs boys and if you want to change the “gender gap” at school, you’d almost certainly have better luck reforming how kids are raised and how we treat men and women in this country.