CNN.com - Why do girls lose interest in math and science? - May 16, 2006: "Low participation in math and science activities by girls is keeping them from achieving their full potential and weakening the nation's ability to compete, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday.
'We need definitive insights into what goes wrong, when and why,' Spellings said. She asked her department's Institute of Education Sciences to review existing research and determine why girls are not as well represented in the sciences as boys."
