<p>@C2E57M
Except in other places, girls perform as well as guys do in math. Although saying “generally” is a bit better!</p>
<p>There are many studies showing that when girls are reminded of their gender they perform worse on math tests, and there are studies that show that girls and guys can perform the same. They’re out there, look them up if you want. </p>
<p>Finally I can’t say anything about men being discouraged from the humanities, except perhaps that humanities pay less and since guys are still (sadly) expected to be the primary income, they don’t even consider such fields? Just a guess. It seems like in my area anyway, parents would be a lot more likely to approve of their daughter saying “Mom, I want to go to art school!” than their son. </p>
<p>Bottom line is, the SAT is one test. There are lots of factors that can contribute to scores. And why aren’t we debating whether the writing section is sexist against guys?</p>