Gender Educational Attainment: Data showing the Genderquake Flashcards
Who created the concept of a genderquake?
Wilkinson
What is a genderquake?
When one gender starts to overtake another gender in something
What is a genderquake in relation to education?
Girls have started to do better than boys in exams
What is happening to the gender inequality gap?
It is gradually closing and conditions are improving
Which gender is more likely to go on to post-16 Education? According to DfE?
Girls
How much less likely is it for disadvantaged girls not to go on to post-16 Education According to DfE?
4 times less likely
How much less likely is it for disadvantaged boys not to go on to post-16 Education According to DfE?
3 times less likely
What percentage of girls get a grade 5 or higher in English and Maths According to Sutton Trust?
47.5% of girls
What percentage of boys get a grade 5 or higher in English and Maths According to Sutton Trust?
43.2% of boys
What does DfE data show about what subjects girls are more likely to study? (Name 2 but a third would be good)
More likely to study Drama, Sociology, English Literature
What does DfE data show about what subjects boys are more likely to study? (Name 2 but a third would be good)
Physics, Maths, Economics
What are boys more likely than girls to go on to do after finishing secondary schools?
Do apprenticeships
What percentage more of girls University applications are accepted over boys’ applications?
28%
Name the first inside school factors showing the relation between Gender and Attainment
Working class boys more likely to join anti-sxhool subcultures.
What did Pinkett and Roberts say?
Girls have been getting better grades than boys for the 3rd decade in a row as of 2019
