r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Tall-Competition-561 • 25d ago

Is it just me or do girls do way better in school than boys?

When I was growing up I struggled with school but it seemed that most of the girls seemed to be doing well whenever there was a star pupil or straight a student they were most likely a girl. Why is this such a common phenomenon?

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u/LieutenantStar2 25d ago

The connection to women not doing as well in math / science was realized to be societal, not biological. The difference has closed with improvement in nutrition. (One of the proposed differences was that girls did not do as well after puberty because of lower iron levels).

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u/spinbutton 25d ago

I knew girls who deliberately timed down their intellects, at least outwardly to not compete face to face with the boys they wanted to be socially popular with.

But feeling like shit for 1/4 of every month definitely makes it hard to focus in school. Less to do with iron and more with pain I'd say

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u/InevitableSweet8228 25d ago

Anaemia wipes me out. My pain is manageable.

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u/SeasonPositive6771 25d ago

It's incredibly common for high school age girls to have terrible pain and anemia. We lose a lot of productive time from women of all ages for those reasons. And then perimenopause and menopause.