gender differences in achievement (girls & external factors) Flashcards
1
Q
what are the external factors?
A
impact of feminism, changes in womens employment and changes in girls ambitions
2
Q
who talks about impact of feminism?
A
mcrobbie
3
Q
what is impact of feminism?
A
1970s magazines consisted of getting married. now show independent women. feminists campaigned for womens rights.
4
Q
what are the changes in womens employment?
A
equal pay act (1970)
sex discrimination act (1975)
5
Q
who talks about changing girls ambitions?
A
sharpe
6
Q
what are changing girls ambitions?
A
interviews showed that ambitions in 1970s were to get married and have kids. in 1990s girls had ambitions of becoming independent and getting a career.
