Gender differences in educational attainment

Question 1

External factors for gender DEA

Answer 1

Women’s working rights, Impacts of feminism, magazine images and gender socialisation

Question 2

Internal factors for gender DEA

Answer 2

Equal opportunities policies, teacher attention, marketisation,

Question 3

2 stats

Answer 3

14% Primary school teachers male, 72% girls vs 64% boys achieved 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE

Question 4

2 sociologists and views

Answer 4

Sue Sharpe - Working-class girls in 1970 vs 1990: 1990 were more confident and career-focused
Tony Sewell - Black boys and hypermasculine identities.