Card 40 - Gender Education: Subject Choice

Question 1

Give 3 subjects which are chosen more by females, 3 by males.

Answer 1

Male:
• Computing
• Physics
• Further Maths
• Mathematics

Female:
• Biology
• English
• French
• Drama
• Sociology

Question 2

What explanations have been put forward to explain gender differences in subject choice?

Answer 2

• Early socialisation
• Gendered subject images
• Peer pressure
• Gendered career opportunities