Girls as young as 6 already doubt that they could ever be as smart or as capable as men, according to a new report.
Researchers came to this heart-rending conclusion after conducting a study where they told a story about a “really, really smart” person to 400 children between the ages of 5 and 7, asking them to identify the gender of this described brilliant person.
They found that 5-year-old boys and girls were likely to “associate brilliance with their own gender.”
However, this tendency took a dramatic turn for girls ages 6 and 7 — they were “significantly less likely” to see the “really, really smart” person as a woman. Read more
