Gender differences in Education 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: thetinggoskrahCreated on: 15-05-19 10:45 By 2014, the gender gap in educational achievement was at it's widest since... 2003 1 of 13 Statistics for the 2014 GCSE results? female A*-C grade rate was 73.1% compared to the 64.3% for males 2 of 13 What were the gender gap percentage points? 8.8 percentage points 3 of 13 Two main causes for female overachievement? Home factors and internal factors in school 4 of 13 1st Home Factor Changing attitudes due to feminist campaigns and female role models 5 of 13 2nd Home Factor Changing attitudes lead to changes in the law that focus more on gender equality in the work place and at home 6 of 13 3rd Home Factor Increase in the percentage of working women in the past 40 years and the fall in the percentage of working men 7 of 13 Statistic for the increase of working women? In 2013, 67% of women aged 16-24 were in work which has risen significantly from the 53% in 1971 8 of 13 4th Home Factor Female role models inspiring girls to have greater aspirations about their education and career prospects 9 of 13 Specific laws that emphasised gender equality? the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Employement protection Act of 1975 10 of 13 Equal pay act 1970? prohibited men being paid more than women for the same job 11 of 13 Sex Discrimination act 1975? promoted equality of oppurtunity between men and women 12 of 13 Employement protection act 1975 made it illegal to fire a woman due to pregnancy and introduced maternity leave 13 of 13
Perspectives of Education (Feminism, Social Democrates, New Right/Neoliberal + Postmodernism) 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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