"It is widely accepted that there are no inherent gender differences in mathematical ability or intelligence" Sunday Times Jan 21 2018 p5.
"Differences in intelligence have long been a topic of debate among researchers and scholars. With the advent of the concept of g or general intelligence, many researchers have argued for no significant sex differences in g factor or general intelligence[1][2] while others have argued for greater intelligence for males.[3][4] The split view between these researchers depended on the methodology[1] and tests they used for their claims.[5]...
Some studies have concluded that there is larger variability in male scores compared to female scores, which results in more males than females in the top and bottom of the IQ distribution.[8][9] Additionally, there are differences in the capacity of males and females in performing certain tasks, such as rotation of objects in space, often categorized as spatial ability." Sex differences in intelligence Wikipedia Jan 21 2018
What the ST article probably meant is that it is widely accepted that this topic cannot be rationally discussed in the popular media.
This is a highly contentious issue, but surely society would greatly benefit from knowing the answer. For individual researchers, however, their careers and reputations could be trashed by studying this topic. I heard very highly cited professor of psychology say his wife had begged him not to give a lecture that turned out to be a straightforward literature review of cognitive sex differences.
I am posing the question her as RG is one of the very few places that topics like this can be sensibly discussed.
