Girls attribute their failures to incompetence

The unfounded belief that men are successful in academic careers and scientific fields has begun to decline lately. However, this was not always the case. Even in the not so distant past, women still did not have the right to education. By ignoring this fact, it is stated that men have made more scientific developments throughout history, and therefore, more scientific ‘shiny’ There is a serious group of people who argue that it is. It is very difficult for little girls to be exposed to such stereotypes while they are still at the beginning of their education life. devastating consequences it can happen.

published in the journal Science Advances and worldwide 500 thousand Girls are the reason behind academic failure, according to a new study on gender stereotypes involving students. ‘to be incapable’ He believes that he is more than men. Although such gender-based stereotypes have been researched and destroyed many times before, the new research also makes it possible to make cross-country comparisons in terms of covering a very wide area.

When girls fail, they believe it’s because they’re ‘incompetent’

Conducted every three years to learn more about the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old students in math, reading, and science. “I’m afraid that when I fail, I may not have enough talent” Based on the data obtained from the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, which includes the sentence In 71 of 72 countries, girls’ failures despite equal performance between the two sexes. more inclined to attribute it to ‘inability’ appeared. More for the failures of men in research ‘external factors’ While the accusation drew attention, the only exception among the countries was Saudi Arabia.

Strangely enough, contrary to expectations, the countries where this difference is most pronounced are the wealthy, developed and ‘equitable’ turned out to be countries. According to the study, girls in rich countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 61 percent While they think that their failures are due to their talents, this rate is in men with a 14% difference. 47 percent was detected. In non-OECD countries, however, the difference is only 8 percent‘he said. On the other hand, one of the remarkable results of the study was that the difference was larger among the higher performing students compared to the students with average performance.

Gender inequality in developing countries is ‘restructuring’ rather than disappearing

This aforementioned cross-gender perception has been observed before on issues such as the link between self-confidence and men’s greater propensity to study science and math. Stating that they have no definitive explanation for this paradox, co-authors of the study, Thomas Breda of the CNRS and the Paris School of Economics, said that gender inequality does not actually disappear as countries develop, it is simply have been restructured states that he has proof.

According to a hypothesis, countries that offer a more freedom of thought environment, going back to old clichésIt provides more possibilities for In addition, people in these countries are more focused on individual success, the concept of talent is more too much importance also give rise to. In contrast, societies that place a higher value on talent allow people to apply stereotypes less.

The research also identifies the notion of being less talented and the other three indicators examined as part of the PISA survey. a strong relationship reveals that. Accordingly, when girls believe that they are less talented compared to boys, their trust is also decreasing. As a result, they enjoy less competition and girls are forced to work in male-dominated occupations such as information and communication technology. less willing is happening. These three indicators are often cited as contributing factors to the existence of the ‘glass ceiling’ that prevents women from reaching the highest positions.

The authors evaluating the results of the article, the possibility of the glass ceiling disappearingas countries develop or achieve greater gender equality less than means it is. As a solution to this situation, “Stop thinking in terms of innate talent,” Noting Breda, “Success comes from learning through trial and error. The concept of pure talent if we break“We also distort the idea that girls are endowed with less natural talents than boys.” uses expressions.