Gender Educational Attainment Outside Factors: Labour Market Changes for Girls

Question 1

Which section of Feminists are most likely to argue that there have been positive changes in the workplace for girls?

Answer 1

Liberal Feminists

Question 2

Name 2 pieces of Legislation which Liberal Feminists would argue have improved conditions in the workplace for girls

Answer 2

Equal Pay Act of 1970 and Equality Act of 2010

Question 3

Name 2 Feminists who could support this point and name one of the Feminists section of Feminism

Answer 3

Wilkinson, Liberal Feminist Sharpe

Question 4

How can Sharpe support the fact that changes in the workplace have benefitted girls?

Answer 4

Girls in 1970 had more family-based aspirations for their future compared to girls in 1990 who were more career-driven.

Question 5

What concept did Wilkinson create which shows that changes in society have benefitted girls?

Answer 5

Genderquake

Question 6

What shows that there has been a ‘genderquake’ in terms of with high level education attendance?

Answer 6

At Oxford, more than half of the students are now girls