A lot of the Maths takers in my school wanted to go onto do science subjects at university which Math lends itself well to regardless of the science they are doing. Whereas Physics is just ... Physics.
Okay...I fit that, but I have a friend who loves both and she's female (lol).
I think it has something to do with Primary school and pushing toy cars down various ramps...Every single time we had a science lesson...
i think its a deep rooted psychological thing also, i used to hate maths because my handwriting was poor and i was a borderline dyslexic (somehow?) and my teacher just used to constantly shout at me whenever i couldnt write the number 8 or something. stupid bitch