Attention, Please! Gaps in Gender Equality May Fuel Disparities in Cognitive Achievement
Harvard Medical SchoolSlight gender variations in attention scores have been well documented, but a new study from Harvard Medical School suggests that these minor gaps widen significantly in places with lower gender equality. The findings, published Nov. 1 in PLOS One, reveal that gender variations in performance of tasks that require participants to exercise sustained attention control are closely tied to gender equality by country.