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The editors cannot be responsible for unsolicited manuscripts or artwork unless return postage or, better, a stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed. opinions expressed in signed articles do not necessarily represent the views of the editors. letters:QXP-1127940387.qxp 5/1/2013 2:51 PM Page 2 Letters MAY 20 ISSUE; PRINTED MAY 2 EDITOR Richard Lowry Explaining the Gulf Senior Editors Richard Brookhiser / Jay Nordlinger According to Kevin A. Hassett in his April 22 column, a “gulf has emerged” Ramesh Ponnuru / David Pryce-Jones Managing Editor Jason Lee Steorts between the academic achievements of boys and girls—women now earn 57 per- Literary Editor Michael Potemra Executive Editor Christopher McEvoy cent of bachelor’s degrees and 60 percent of master’s degrees, for example—and Washington Editor Robert Costa “new clues” explain the roots of these differences. A graph plots the differences of Roving Correspondent Kevin D. Williamson National Correspondent John J. Miller time spent on children’s cognitive activities (number of books a child owns, atten- Art Director Luba Kolomytseva Deputy Managing Editors dance at story hours, and visits to the library). Nicholas Frankovich / Fred Schwarz Robert VerBruggen But of the six comparisons, the greatest difference has to do with library visits Production Editor Katie Hosmer among two-year-olds. About 30 percent of girls Editorial Associate Katherine Connell Factors in Child Research Associate Scott Reitmeier visited a library in the past month, as compared with Cognitive Development Assistant to the Editor Madison V. Peace Two-year-old boys Two-year-old girls 24 percent of boys—a six-percentage-point differ- Four-year-old boys Four-year-old girls Contributing Editors 70.2 Shannen Coffin / Ross Douthat ence, as compared with the roughly 20-point gaps in 65.9 40.5% 36.5% 33.1% Roman Genn / Jim Geraghty 29.8% 29.5% 44.5 Jonah Goldberg / Florence King degree-earning. How such a small difference can 39.9 23.4% Lawrence Kudlow / Mark R. Levin produce an “achievement gulf” is not clear—and at 11.5% 12.6% Yuval Levin / Rob Long Jim Manzi / Andrew C. McCarthy any rate, girls mature faster than boys, so such a dif- Number of Books Attended a Visited Kate O’Beirne / Reihan Salam Child Owns Story Hour the Library ference among young children is hardly surprising. NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Editor-at-Large Kathryn Jean Lopez Mr. Hassett is entirely correct about one thing, though—yes, boys are more Managing Editor Edward John Craig National Affairs Columnist John Fund wiggly than girls! News Editor Daniel Foster Media Editor Eliana Johnson Political Reporter Andrew Stiles Margaret B. Larson Reporter Katrina Trinko Editorial Associate Charles C. W. Cooke Mt. Airy, Md. Technical Services Russell Jenkins Web Developer Wendy Weihs EDITORS- AT- L A RG E Kevin A. 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