Females Are Often Thought to Outshine Males on Verbal Tasks

Females are often thought to outshine males on verbal tasks.What does contemporary empirical evidence have to say about this notion?

A) It's a myth-there's basically no difference between men and women in verbal performance.
B) It's pretty much a myth-the difference between men and women in verbal performance is as small as the difference seen on math tasks.
C) It's real-women outscore men on tests of verbal ability by a long shot.
D) It may be a myth-no one has examined the idea empirically.