The“girlmath” trend that’s been ubiquitous on social media for the past few weeks started as a lighthearted way for women to make fun of themselves. “Girl math is packing a minimum of 14 pairs of ...

The problem with social media in-jokes is they don’t stay funny for long. Someone takes them too seriously, then they become overblown commentaries on society as a whole, and then a media outlet goes ...

From the TikTok feeds that brought you girl dinner comes girl math: a strategy for justifying large or unnecessary purchases. The calculations behind girl math aren't new, but the way we talk about ...

While TikTok began as a way to escape the realities of our everyday lives, the true reality is that TikTok has wormed its way into every facet of our lives. One fascinating phenomenon that stems from ...

When I first heard the term “girl math,” I thought of Danica McKellar. The actress, well-known to certain generations for her role as Winnie Cooper in “The Wonder Years,” is also a mathematician and ...

Female elementary school teachers’ comfort with mathematics has an outsize effect on the girls they teach, according to new research. Girls taught by a female teacher got a learning boost if that ...

There are loads of theories for why girls tend to do worse in math than boys, from differences in innate ability to discrimination by teachers. Many argue that our culture discourages girls from ...

While gender differences in learning math have long been debated, new research debunks an old myth about the math abilities of boys and girls. Women have surpassed men in college enrollment and degree ...