"Debunked: The Myth of Male Superiority in Navigating"

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has found that men are generally better at navigating than women, attributing this difference to societal influences rather than biological advantages. The research suggests that boys are encouraged to play outside more frequently than girls, allowing them to develop their navigational skills from a young age. The study compared the wayfinding abilities of males and females across 21 different species and concluded that the strength of an individual’s wayfinding ability comes down to the way they were raised, rather than evolutionary genetic factors.