difference in gender achievement external

Question 1

sue sharpe

Answer 1

-interviews girls between 1970s and 1990s
-girls in the 1970s had low aspirations as it was deemed unattractive and unfeminine and their ambitions was to be a housewife
-girls in the 1990s had changed their ambitions and their priorities had changed into wanting careers
-therefore girls want their own futures and individualisation

Question 2

changes to women’s employment

Answer 2

important changes to women’s employment
-1970 Equal Pay Act
-since 1975 the pay gap between genders have halved from 30% to 15%

women are now breaking the glass ceiling and encouraging girls to want a future

Question 3

Diane Reay

Answer 3

argues that class, gender and achievement reflects the reality of girls class proportion.

• their limited aspirations reflect the limited job opportunity they perceive as they are available

Question 4

changes in the family

Answer 4

major changes to the family since the 1970s
-increase in divorce rate
-decrease in first marriages

these changes affect girls attitudes towards education