Gender

Question 1

Define gender

Answer 1

Refers to the learn differences between males and females i.e. learned masculinity and femininity

Question 2

1950s

Answer 2

Boys outperform girls many believed this was due to biological factors

There are few are girls in education

Question 3

1980s

Answer 3

Untill the 1980s there was major concern about females low achievement levels
Boys were more likely to stay on in post 16 education and university

Question 4

1990s

Answer 4

During the 1990s, females began to significantly outperformed males, especially working-class males, this may be a result of the feminism of education

Question 5

Now

Answer 5

2017 was the first time that boys outperformed girls in terms of high grades, this may be due to the introduction of new A-levels

Question 6

Evaluation

Answer 6

Both male and females are achieving higher success rate than ever before but it is disproportionate between the two groups

The concern in education is boys underachievement