To Burt, the viral TikTok trend #girlmath reiterates the stereotype that women are bad at math. But often it's more overt, as with TikTok's most recent viral trend: "girl math." AdvertisementAdvertisementWhy girl math is a negative trendSeemingly lighthearted, the hashtag plays into a damaging stereotype that women are bad at math. Girl math doubles down on gendering lavish spendingThe #girlmath trend focuses on "feminine" spending habits as lavish — another common stereotype of women and money management. Women's financial literacy is an important issueThe girl-math trend brings women's financial literacy and investing into the limelight.

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Persons: Zoe Burt, Burt, —, Caroline Criado Perez, Tamina, Shakuntala Devi, Elon Organizations: Service, Evening, New Zealand, Fiscal Studies, Guardian, Behavior, Organization, Fidelity, Twitter, Invest, deVere Italia