High school biology textbooks lack comprehensive sex and gender science.
US high school biology textbooks fail to accurately teach sex and gender, perpetuating outdated views, warns study in Science.
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US high school biology textbooks fail to accurately teach sex and gender, perpetuating outdated views, warns study in Science.
Textbooks used by a majority of introductory US biology classes paint a "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" image, running afoul of scientific evidence.
"It's an overly simplistic lay view that is at odds with the scientific consensus on sex and gender," a researcher said.
High school textbooks are at odds with scientific research in failing to distinguish between the concepts of sex and gender, according to a new study.
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