With an increasingly knowledge-driven (global) economy and competition in the speed of innovation, governments, particularly in developed economies with the infrastructure and institutions in place, should prioritize the development and full use of a population’s available set of skills. Young girls are rarely encouraged to pursue maths and science, which are more likely to be presented as fields of study for boys. It is important that mathematics and science are taught in contexts that are interesting to boys and girls, and a positive attitude towards a subject is also related to positive teacher-student relations (OECD, 2010a).