Who’s brighter: Girls or Boys?

               There is a difference of opinion on this question. People have various explanations; some say that girls are brighter than boys while others have an opposite view. Scientists have yet to establish a logical scale by which it can be established that one sex is smarter than the other. Here are some facts which provide some sort of answer to this question.

               The average brain weight of males is slightly more than the average brain weight of females but the average body weight of men is more, therefore in both sexes the brain weight makes up about the same percentage of total weight. Difference in brain size is not of much importance. All human beings, male and female, have such a large number of nerve cells in their brains that a few more or less do not make any significant difference.

               Various tests have been conducted on a group of girls and boys and results have come almost the same. In tests, dealing with skills, the average score for girls is higher. In tests of technical and mechanical ability, boys have a higher average. But these figures are not very important because these may not be a good measure of people’s abilities. Also this is only an average data on certain tests, one sex may score more than the other but the results are almost same in other tests.

               Girls and boys are treated differently right from their childhood. Girls are usually given dolls to play with while boys get electrical and mechanical toys. Therefore, girls are expected to be less technical than boys. But now time is changing. More and more girls are competitively working with boys in similar fields. That is why their capabilities are becoming equal. This implies that it is the kind of upbringing and training that decides the ability rather than gender considerations.

               At present we have no scientific evidence by which it can be proved that which sex is brighter. Neither sex has a monopoly on any special mental ability. Individuals of both sexes deserve every possible chance to develop their abilities and to become whatever they want to be. It would be incorrect to judge brightness on gender grounds.