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"A new study has found that women get smarter faster than men, possibly because they&amp;#039;re so often discriminated against [via The Verge]. The study analyzed the brains of 31,000 people, all over the age of 57, in different living situations. While both genders learned more quickly when they had a higher quality of life, women in good living situations learned more quickly than men. The study, which appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, argues that, since women have to fight harder than men to achieve in white-collar careers, they&amp;#039;ve basically developed the skills to learn faster. Agneta Herlitz, the co-author of the study, explains, &amp;quot;Obviously the abilities that women have are valued less \u2014 that&amp;#039;s what affects things.&amp;quot; She hopes that the study shows there is not just differences in the way men and women learn differently, but that equality is hugely important. Follow Frank on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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