Gender Differences in Education - Internal and External Factors Flashcards
What is feminism?
A social movement which strives for equal rights for women
What have feminists challenged since the 1960s?
Traditional roles of women
What has feminism raised for women?
Their expectations and self-esteem
What did McRobbie find when they compared girls’ magazines from the 1970s to girls’ magazines today?
Found girls’ magazines in 1970s emphasised importance of getting married but now they contain images of independent women
Of all students that achieved all 9s in their GCSEs in 2022, what percentage of them were female?
67%
How has feminism resulted in girls achieving better exam results than boys?
Improved self-esteem and ambition are possible reasons
What did the 1970 Equal Pay Act state?
It’s illegal to pay women less than men for work of equal value
When was the Sex Discrimination Act and what did it outlaw?
- Outlawed discrimination in the workplace
Percentage of women in work from 1971 to 2013
53% in 1971 to 67% in 2013
What have changes in women’s employment encouraged girls to do?
See their future in employment rather than housework
Why do girls have a higher incentive to work harder in school in recent years?
Because of role models of successful women and changes in careers
What percentage of marriages end in divorce?
40%
What factors have contributed to major changes in the family size since 1970? (5)
Increase in divorce rates
Increase in cohabitation
Decrease in number of first marriages
Increase in number of lone parent families
Smaller families
What have major changes in the family since 1970 does for girls?
Impacted their attitudes
In what ways have the changes in the family changed girls attitudes? (3)
Changed their attitudes towards education
More women are breadwinner which created a role model for girls
Increase in divorce rate suggests it’s unwise to rely on men to be provider which encourages girls to achieve more educational success