"Girls Just Want to Have Sums" is the nineteenth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

Superintendent Chalmers introduces a new principal, Melanie Upfoot, whilst Skinner is demoted to serving as Groundskeeper Willie's assistant.

In 2005, Lawrence Summers, who was President of Harvard University at the time, made "ill-advised remarks" regarding the reason why there were fewer women than men in the fields of science and mathematics.

In response, the producers created this episode featuring Principal Skinner making similar remarks.

[1] Because they had difficulty creating an ending, they concluded the episode by having Martin Prince interrupt Lisa as she is about to give her opinion about why there are fewer women than men in science and mathematics.

[3] Executive producer Al Jean cited this episode as him advocating for more girls joining the field of physical sciences.

"[7] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant thought that although the writers intended to make a commentary about education for women, the episode was "idiotic and pointless, but it was also unusually cruel.