Ladies, do you distrust yourself, especially when wandering an unknown city with a dude who is questioning your sense of direction? Now, listen up: stop doubting yourself. Historically, men have performed better than women in studies where they are tested to look at a map and figure out locations. however, a recent small study has found that the longstanding theory that women are worse at reading maps might not be true at all. This is proposed in the journal Psychological Science by Margaret Tarampi and other researchers from the University fo California at Santa Barbara (UCSB). According to Tarampi and her team, women usually take it for granted that they have a more difficult time reading maps. This stereotype threatens them, making them perform poorly as a result. Instead, women generally perform better at skills that involve a social component. In other words, if reading a map means helping someone else, they might perform better. These theories have been tested on undergraduate students at UCSB across three separate experiments. So ladies, the next time you struggle to figure out if you should make a left or right turn, whip out your tourist map with confidence. And gentlemen, step aside. She's got this!