Gender and Educational Attainment

Why Do Girls Do Better in Education?:

• Mitos & Browne- 

-The women's movement raised girlss expectations and self-esteen.

- The icnreasing numbers of employment opportunities for women.

- Many girls benefitted from the introduction of coursework in GCSE/A Levels.

- Boys aregenerally more distruptive in class than girls.

- Teachers tend to have lower expectations of boys.

- Decline in traditional male jobs.

• Mac & Ghaill- Identifies the decline of many male working class jobs in heavy industry. This curbs working class…