1970s - Boys did better than girls and more boys than girls went to university
1990s - Girls start to outperform boys at all levels
Girls have more positive role models meaning that they want to do better
Teachers give negative labels to boys which could lead to a self fufilling prophecy
Boys pay less attention to their work meaning that they don't do as well on coursework as girls do
Sports does little to help develop language and communication skills
Boys are more likely to be sent out of class meaning that they miss out on learning
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