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February 20, 2015 China's Traditional Treatment of Gender Affected Cognitive Ability Women in China age 45 and older score lower than men on a measure of cognition, probably because girls traditionally received poorer nutrition and education, especially in poorer areas, says a team led by Xiaoyan Lei of Peking University. On a 0-11 scale based on the recall of 10 Chinese nouns and the ability to count backward from 100 by 7s (93, 86, etc.), men from an industrialized and an undeveloped province scored about 1.0 higher than women, on average. There is no longer any disparity in cognitive ability among young adults in China, the researchers say. SOURCE: Gender Differences in Cognition Among Older Adults in China

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