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Question 1

What are some external factors on why girls are outperforming boys?

Answer 1

• Girls changing ambitions
• Changes in family
• Changing in women’s employment

Question 2

How has changes in the family contributed to girls outperforming boys?

Answer 2

• Lone mother households meaning women taking on the breadwinner role which shows girls how to be financially independent

Question 3

How has changes in women’s employment contributed to girls outperforming boys?

Answer 3

• The growth of the service sector offered women opportunities in “men’s jobs”

Question 4

How has girls changing ambitions contributed to girls outperforming boys, according to Sharpe?

Answer 4

• 1970s: Girls wanted children husbands rather than good careers
• 1990s: Girls want to study and get a well paid job

Question 5

What are some internal reasons on why girls are outperforming boys?

Answer 5

• GCSE and coursework
• Teacher attention
• Equal opportunities policies

Question 6

How has equal opportunities polices contributed to girls outperforming boys?

Answer 6

• GIST and WISE encourage girls into more STEM careers

- The national curriculum made girls and boys study same subjects

Question 7

How has GCSES and coursework contributed to girls outperforming boys?

Answer 7

• Mitsos: girls are more successful in coursework as they are more organised and spend more time on work than boys

Question 8

How has teacher attention contributed to girls outperforming boys?

Answer 8

• Boys received negative attention as they are more loud and disruptive and teacher have lower expectations of them

Question 9

How do working class girls gain symbolic capital from peers?

Answer 9

• Adopting a hyper heterosexual feminine identity
• Having a boyfriend
• Being “loud”

Question 10

What are boys underachieving in education?

Answer 10

• Shortage of male teachers
• Boys in literacy
• Traditional male jobs

Question 11

How do boys and literacy contribute to boys underachieving?

Answer 11

• Parents tend to spend less time reading with their sons

- It’s seen as a more feminine activity

Question 12

How does the decline of traditional male jobs contribute to boys underachieving?

Answer 12

• The primary sector has decaresed, which is a male job
• ## Many boys have little desire for a proper job

Question 13

How does shortage of male teachers contribute to boys underachieving?

Answer 13

• Lack of positive male role models in schools

- Yougov Poll: 42% of boys perform and behave better with a male teacher