PAPER 1 (Education - Gender)

Question 1

What subjects are more male-dominated?

Answer 1

Computing, Physics, Further maths.

Question 2

What subjects are more female-dominated?

Answer 2

Performing arts, Sociology, Art & Design.

Question 3

What subjects are seen as more gender-neutral?

Answer 3

Geography & History. They both include masculine and feminine things, people & physical.

Question 4

Impact of feminism (external)

Answer 4

The second wave of feminist movement has improved the rights of women.
Women are no longer strictly bound to the mother/housewife role.
Sue Sharpe
McRobbie

Question 5

Changes in the family (external)

Answer 5

Increased divorce rate, decline in marriage rate, decline in birth rates, etc…
Lobban

Question 6

Changes in women’s employment (external)

Answer 6

Since 1975, the pay gap between men and women halved from 30%
Some women are now breaking through the ‘glass ceiling’ - invisible barrier.
1970 equal pay act
1975 discrimination act

Question 7

Changing social attitudes (external)

Answer 7

Produces changes in girls’ ambitions.
Sharpe
O’Connor
Francis

Question 8

Equal opportunities (internal)

Answer 8

WISE AND GIST
These policies have encouraged females to enter the subject areas that are traditionally male dominated.

Question 9

Positive role models in school (internal)

Answer 9

More & more women are taking up positions of high responsibility within the education system.
It is often suggested that primary school is a ‘feminised system’ which may instil notions of gender domain within pupils from an early age.

Question 10

GCSEs & Coursework (internal)

Answer 10

Gorard
Mitsos & Browne

Question 11

Teacher attention, stereotyping & labelling (internal)

Answer 11

Groddal