Female students are four times less likely to enrol in a maths-heavy subject like physics or engineering than boys, a study found. Some subjects have a one to one male and female ratio, but university courses in physics, engineering and computer science have a much wider gender gap. Stock imageSome subjects have a one to one male and female ratio, but university courses in physics, engineering and computer science have a much wider gender gap. However, overall measures aimed at encouraging more girls into maths-heavy STEM subjects 'need to be more nuanced and targeted to the individual', he added. 'Physics, engineering and computer science fields are differentially attracting and retaining lower-achieving males, resulting in women being underrepresented in these majors,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail June 18, 2020 18:01 UTC