In this thoughtprovoking talk for parents, educators, and individuals, Dr David Reilly shares his research on genderbased intellectual selfconcept. He highlights how genderassociated doubt and low selfesteem are more closely linked to performance factors than IQ, and the profound implications this has for education at every stage of life, particularly for women and girls. Most importantly, Dr Reilly provides a roadmap of actionable steps we can all take to address these issues.

Dr David Reilly is an academic and researcher with the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University and the Faculty of Health at Southern Cross University. He has a passion for supporting students to reach their full potential, especially those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g. are the first in their family to study at university, take nontraditional entryways to university), or come from social groups that are underrepresented such as women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Selfdoubts can become selffulfilling prophecies: if you think you can't, you often won't. Dr Reilly studies educational practices that support students to build their confidence and selfefficacy, and as a gender psychology researcher investigates social factors contributing to inequalities in educational outcomes, and psychological wellbeing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx