Why do boys underachieve - The moral panic about boys

Question 1

What do critics of feminism argue about policies aimed to promote girls rights in education ?

Answer 1

Critics of feminism argue that policies to promote girls rights in education are no longer needed . They claim that girls are taking all the men’s and are succeeded at the expense of boys

Question 2

However, what does Jessica Ring-rose argue in compassion to feminist critics

Answer 2

Jessica Ringrose (2013) argued that the moral panic about ‘failing boys’ growing up to become unemployable and threatening social stability has caused a major shift in educational policy

Question 3

How does Jessica Ring-rose argue that these major shift in educational policy has had negative effects ?

Answer 3

1. By narrowing policies down to ‘failing boys’ it ignores the problem of disadvantaged working class and minority ethnic boys
2. By narrowing gender policies down to solely the issue of achievement gaps, it ignores other problems faced by girls in schools such as secual harassment and stereotyped subject choices