3⃣.2⃣gender Differences In Education) External Factors And Girls Achievement Flashcards
How did the influence of feminism contributed to the improvement in girls achievement
⚫️since 1960 ➡️they challenged patriarchy in all areas of social life ➡️rejected the traditional stereotypes ➡️of women inferior to men ➡️in home,work,education and law
⚫️they had impact on women’s right and opportunities
➡through campaigns to win changes in the law
➡️e.g. In equal pay, outlawing rape in marriages etc
⚫️feminist ideas likely to have affected girls self image and aspirations
➡️so more motivated to do well in education
Name the four external factors that have contributed to the improvement in girls achievement
⚫️the influence of feminism
⚫️girls changing perception and ambitions
⚫️changes in the family
⚫️changes in women’s employment
How did girls changing perceptions and ambitions contributed to the improvements in girls achievement
⚫️sharpe
➡️compared her two studies of w/c girls
➡️in the 1970s and 1990s
➡️she found that
⚫️in 1970s
➡️girls priorities were
➡️love, marriage, husbands, children, jobs and careers
➡️saw future as domestic role & no paid work
⚫️in 1990s
➡️priorities switched to careers and being able to be independent
Due to sharpe study on girls changing perception and ambitions, explain how this impacts on girls attitudes towards and achievement in education
⚫️francis found
➡️girls now has high career aspirations
➡️so needed educational qualifications
What are the factors of changes in the family
⚫️major changes in the family since 1970s
⚫️increase in divorce rate
➡️40% marriages now end like this
⚫️more line parent families
➡️90% female headed
⚫️more cohabitation
➡️and decrease in first marriages
⚫️smaller families
➡️more women staying single
How did changes in the family improved girls achievement
⚫️women have more ➡️need and opportunity ➡️to be economically independent ➡️gives them more motivation to do well educationally ➡️and get good qualifications
How did changes in the law improved the position of working women
⚫️the 1970 equal pay act and 1975 sex discrimination act
➡️give women more employment rights
⚫️since 1975
➡️pay gap between men and women
➡️has almost halves
⚫️as a result of these changes
➡️girls today have more incentive to see their future
➡️in terms of paid work
➡️creates an incentive for them to gain qualifications