Gender Differences in Education (External)
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- Created on: 22-05-17 18:59
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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
- Increase in divorce rate, cohabitation and number of SPF have affected girls attitudes towards education
- 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
- External
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