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Zheng, J., Yang, H. (2008 December). On the Construction of New System of "Combination of Sport Training and Literacy" for Cultivation of Competitive Sports Talents. Journal of Beijing Sport University, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p229 3p. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com This article has to do with both sports training and literacy. It goes deeper to explain the combination of sports training and literacy and how they can work together. It also tells you that the experimentation is occuring in China.

A film on OhioLINK. Researchers debate whether differences in the brain architecture lead to a division of talents and aptitudes between the sexes. A bit dated, but could be helpful for those researching gender and literacy.\n

Hyde, Janet S., and Janet E. Mertz. "Gender, culture, and mathematics performance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106.22 (2009): 8801-8807. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article talks about if there is a relationship between gender, culture and mathematics performance. They go through three questions the want to answer -Do gender differences in mathematics performance exist in the general population? Do gender differences exist among the mathematically talented? Do females exist who possess profound mathematical talent? The article talks about how some countries have closed the gap such as England but the USA has not. They go to answer all of the questions through the research they do and have charts/graphs.