Gender Differences in Education (External)

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  • Gender Differences in Education (External)
    • External
      • Factors outside the education system, such as home and family background and wider society
    • Impact of Feminism
      • Feminist have challenges the stereotypes of women roles in society such as housewives
      • They have had some success in improving women rights and opportunities which has also raised their self esteems
      • This has changed girls  ambitions and self-image. This may be why there is an improvement in girls achievement
        • They feel they can strive for more, so they work harder to achieve their goals
    • Changes in the family
      • Increase in divorce rate, cohabitation and number of SPF have affected girls attitudes towards education
        • Increase number to SPF headed by females mean the women have to take on the breadwinner role.
        • creates an independent women. to achieve this they need well paid jobs meaning girls for their qualifications
    • Girls Changing ambitions
      • Sharpe= 1974, girls has low aspirations. they believed educational success was unfeminine and unattractive
      • 1990, girls ambitions changed and they has different order of  priorities
        • Careers and being able to support themselves came first. Likely to see their future as independent
        • O'Connor found 14- 17 years olds saw marriage and children were not a major part of the life
      • Girls recognise that they need a good education to have independence, success was a central aspect to gain qualifications
    • Changes in women's employment
      • 1970 equal pay act makes it illegal to pay women less than men for equal work
      • Proportion of women employment has risen from 53% in 1971 to 67% in 2013.
        • The growth in part-time work has offered opportunities for women
        • Women are going for more professional jobs, changing girls to see their future in terms of paid work
          • Make them more determined to get grades and qualifications

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