Women overtake men in IQ tests for the first time in 100 years (but is it all down to multitasking?)

Emily Andrews:

It is a finding certain to be hotly disputed - at least among half the population. According to the latest research, women are brighter than men.
For the first time in IQ testing, psychologists have found that female scores have risen above those of men.

Smarter: Women now have a higher IQ than men according to the latest tests
Since IQ testing began a century ago, women have been as much as five points behind, leading psychologists to suggest embedded genetic differences.
But that gap has been narrowing in recent years and this year women have moved ahead, according to James Flynn, a world-renowned authority on IQ tests.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 19, 2012 1:22 AM
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