Women and girls less likely to be considered for 'brainy' tasks – study

Research reveals females deemed intellectually inferior, with prejudice present in children as well as adults

Women and girls are less likely to be seen as suited to brainy tasks, researchers have found, in the latest study to shed light on gender biases.

Female students do better at school and are more likely to go to university than their male peers. However, the latest study reveals that females are deemed intellectually inferior, and that such prejudices are present not only in adults of both sexes but in children too.