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1
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What policies have contributed to a DEA?

A

Equal Pay Act 1970

Sex Discrimination Act 1975

2
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Why have social polices caused girls to do better in education?

A

Greater career opportunities
Encouraged to work hard + get qualifications
Will get paid the same, treated equally
BUT still £ gap, fewer opportunities (glass ceiling)

3
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What is the pay gap between men and women?

A

17%

Despite the policies put into place

4
Q

Who found that there has been a change in the media representation of women?

A

McRobbie

5
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Describe Mc Robbies study

A
Carried out data analysis
2ndary data, documents (magazines)
70s 'Jackie' + 90s 'Seventeen'
Jackie - priorities love + boyfriends
Seventeen - focused on having career + being independent
6
Q

How has the change in the media representation of women contributed to DEA?

A

Media = agency of 2ndary socialisation
Capable of influencing n+v
Role models

7
Q

Why are radical feminists still critical of the media representation of women?

A

Mags still focus on beauty + make-up as apposed to equality

However, although still about beauty, recently 1st ‘cover boy’ (USA) shows some mags are about equality

8
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Who found that women’s ambitions + priorities in life have changed?

A

Sue Shapre

9
Q

Describe Sue Sharpe’s study?

A

Unstructured interviews with school girls
In 70s + again in 90s
Found in 70s, girls ambitions = get married, have children
90s = careers + independence 1st

10
Q

What are the 4 reasons why girls do better in education?

A
  1. Changes in W’s employment
  2. Changes in media
  3. Changes in ambitions/ priorities
  4. Changes to family
11
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How have changes in the family led to girls doing better in education? (4)

A
  1. Increased divorce rate
  2. More SPFs
  3. More net-conventional families (Chester)
  4. Increase in cohabitation, decrease marriage + fertility rates
    BUT these factors seem to effect mc girls more
12
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How has a increase in divorce rate led to girls doing better in school?

A

Considered unwise to rely on a man for £

Need qualifications, support yourself

13
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What are 3 the external factors which have led to boys not doing as well as girls in Ed?

A
  1. Primary socialisation
  2. Globalisation
  3. Changes in family
14
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How has the primary socialisation of boys widened the gender gap in DEA?

A

Usually mums who read to children not dads (reading = seen as female)
Typical hobbies don’t develop communication skills as opposed to girls ‘bedroom culture’ (McRobbie)
Boys lit skills not as high as girls hone start school

15
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How has globalisation led to boy not doing as well as girls at school?

A

Decline in industries (steel/mining) abroad = cheaper
= mainly male jobs - ‘ID crisis’ (Mitos + Browne)
Can’t be breadwinner
Undermines motivation + self esteem
BUT mc jobs haven’t declined, only applies to wc boys?

16
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How have changes in the family led to boys not doing as well in school than girls?

A

Increased divorce rate
Mums usually get custody
Fatherless families (Dennis + Erdos)
No same sex role model

17
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Roughly how big is the gender gap (%) of DEA at GCSE?

A

9%

2014 = widest since 2003
73.1% girls, 64.3% boys received 5 A*-Cs