Gender Case Studies Flashcards
Youdell
2000
Educational triage, C/D economy
Browne
2008
Rollercoaster of achievement by gender
Mitsos & Browne
1998
Service sector = feminised career opportunities
Crisis in masculinity
Girls more organised, neat, better listening/speaking skills
McRobbie
1994
More strong female role models compared to 70s (Jackie Magazine)
Webb
2008
70% of women in work, expected to work now
Lobban
1974/76
Girls in stories are studious and quiet, boys boisterous and loud
2/225 books didn’t show women in domestic roles
Francis
2001
More women in professional jobs = role models
Boys receive more attention in class but usually discipline
Boys labelled as swots may reject school values
Weiner
1995
Gender stereotypes removed from textbooks, more positive female imagery now
Groddal
1994
Boys boisterous - negative attention
Gorard
2005
Coursework increased the gender gap of attainment
Why are girls supposedly better suited to coursework?
Mitsos and Browne - girls are neater, more organised, better at speaking and listening
Barber 1996 - boys overestimate their abilities
Licht and Dweck 1987 - girls less confident
Epstein
1998
Laddish subcultures attack boys for working hard - labelled swots
Stanworth
1983
Boys blame others for their failures
FE teachers care more about boys, more likely to know their names
Kelly
1979
Science dominated by male teachers
Boys monopolise equipment
Goddard-Spear
1984
STEM teachers:
49% - girls less practical
42% - men’s careers more important
29% - women belong in the home
