Differential Educational Achievement – GENDER (Internal):

Gov policies aimed to create more opportunities for females (GIST), national curriculum has levelled the playing field as study the same now.

policies are a key reason for changes in girls’ achievement.

last 20yrs increase in the number of females taking up senior roles. Can look up to and teach girls to work hard to achieve goals.

 Females outperform boys widening achievement gap. Girls are more successful as they are neater and organised than boys.

French and French analysed classroom interactions – difference – boys get negative attention and dominate convocation. Explain why teachers are more positive to girls.

removal of gender stereotypes from textbooks, allowed females to push to be more academic.

changing girls’ attitudes from 80s to 90s. More careers driven.

girls become more desirable as achieve better grades.

boys more likely to have behavioural issues. Girls go through SFP.

celebrate progress that has been made, but still more needed to be done, more role modes and reduce gender inequality in education.

 women are hugely underrepresented in the curriculum (Wiener – history is women free zone).  Still generation of subjects.