article_snippet: Teachers consistently give better results to girls even when Teachers perform similarly in international tests, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
article_snippet: It suggests that teachers have a 'gender bias' towards girls because teachers are well behaved and listen in class. '
article_snippet: Girls' better marks may reflect the fact that Girls' better marks tend to be 'better students' than boys: they tend to be 'better students' than boys tend to do what is required and expected of Girls' better marks, thanks to better self-regulation skills, and Girls' better marks are more driven to excel in school,' the study says.
article_snippet: But this may harm girls' future career prospects, the OECD suggests, because bosses  reward people based on what bosses    can do rather than bosses   school grades.
article_snippet: Today's OECD's report also warns against the growing divide between girls and boys in science and maths.
article_snippet: Today's OECD's report blames gender stereotypes and girls' lack of confidence for putting girls' off the core subjects.
article_snippet: The report - using research from international tests in reading, maths and science to examine gender differences in education - argues that parents, teachers and employers all have ingrained 'biases' that parents, teachers and employers all are passing on to youngsters.
article_snippet: Across the 64 nations examined, women are much less likely to consider careers in science and maths-based subjects and to have the same self-confidence as boys in these areas.
article_snippet: Overall, less than one in 20 girls considers working in science, technology, engineering and maths, compared to one in five boys, despite the sexes achieving similar results in international science tests.