According to psychological studies women tend to excel in communication skills and language while men are better suited to math and science. A quick perusal of university enrollment by departments will show that the sexes tend to gravitate to their strong points when selecting a major.
有些人認為，高等教育，尤其是文、法、商科女性比率偏高的原因之一，是「女生會背書」。根據心理學家調查統計：大部分女生較擅長駕馭文字、語言，男生對數理、科學則較在行且有興趣，因此女生上大學時泰半選擇教育、藝術、文學、社會、大傳等科系。