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title: 'Video: Are boys better at math than girls?'
description: Have you heard people say that girls are bad at math? That boys are better at math than girls are? In this video, an expert debunks this common math myth.
slug: video-are-boys-really-better-at-math-than-girls
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:32:08.693Z'
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lang: en
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# Video: Are boys better at math than girls?

Is [trouble with math](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-your-childs-trouble-with-math) a “girl thing”? Are girls just bad at math in general? In this video, an expert debunks this common math myth.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/29F190B755C341D2A0D8D103636D6916/a63c9f596b6e9c4b38bf68f8ac037d71/050417_Video-_Are_Boys_Really_Better_at_Math_Than_Girls.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/la0Z6nOPu2A)

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