Mothers' Math Anxiety Impacts Daughters, Widening Confidence Gap: Survey Reveals

• A survey by Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty's charity, The Richmond Project, links mothers' math anxiety to their daughters' lack of confidence.
• Akshata Murty states that girls subconsciously assume math is difficult when they see their mothers struggling, perpetuating fear across generations.
• The 'confidence gap' in math widens with age: 51% of boys aged 4-8 find math easy compared to 41% of girls; for ages 9-18, 86% of boys are confident versus 63% of girls.
• Among 8,000 adults, women reported twice the nervousness about numbers than men, and fewer women enjoy working with numbers in the office.
• Akshata Murty advocates integrating math into daily life, like cooking or shopping, to make it less intimidating and more like a puzzle.

Why It Matters: Mothers' math anxiety can significantly impact daughters' confidence, creating a generational fear of numbers.