Last week, two researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) presented a study that suggests gender-neutral course literature helps students perform better. This means you're more likely to apply for a course and get good grades if the books you read are less about boring stereotypes and more about situations you can personally identify with.The study focused on a programming course, because programming is typically associated with nerdy dudes. "We noticed that more men tended to apply for the course than women," said Maria Svedin, when I called her last Thursday. "We tried to identify the factors that could have led to that, and gender-neutral wording was one of them."

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