Business acumen.

Last November, 1,000 8- to 18-year
olds took a survey about
business history. In most cases,
the boys outscored the girls.
Here are some of the results.

Correctly answered this question:

Who introduced the factory
assembly line?

Boys  Girls
85%   76%

Correctly answered this question:

What industrialist used the fortune he
made from mines and steel plants to
found a New York concert hall, libraries
and a charitable foundation?

Boys  Girls
60%   58%

Correctly answered this question:

What was the Pony Express?

Boys  Girls
90%   82%

Source: The Pitney Bowes Literacy and Education
Fund/JA Worldwide Survey of Business Literacy