External Factors

Question 1

At Key Stages 1 to 3, which gender does better?

Answer 1

Females

Question 2

At GCSE, on average, how many percentage points ahead are girls than boys?

Answer 2

10

Question 3

What did Francis (2001) find in his research?

Answer 3

Girls now had high career aspirations and so needed educational qualifications

Question 4

What did Fuller (2011) find in his research?

Answer 4

Some girls aimed for a professional career to support themselves.

Question 5

What percentage of marriages now end in divorce?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

In regard to lone parent families, what percentage are female headed?

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

What’s happened to the trend in marriages?

Answer 7

Less people getting married and cohabiting increasing.

Question 8

What trend is being seen in family size?

Answer 8

Families are getting smaller and more women are staying single.

Question 9

Name two pieces of legislation that helped to improve the position of working women.

Answer 9

Equal Pay Act 1970

Sex Discrimination Act 1975

Question 10

What has happened to the gender pay gap since 1975?

Answer 10

It has almost halved.