Gender And Inequality Evidence

Question 1

Department for Education (2023)

Answer 1

68% girls in state schools achieved grade 4+ in English and Maths; this is compared to 63% of boys

Question 2

Educational Policy Institute Annual Report (2023)

Answer 2

Boys were, on average, 4.5 months behind girls in secondary school, and 0.6 months behind in primary school

Question 3

Department for Education and Skills (2013)

Answer 3

Gap closes in A-level, but girls still, on average across all subjects, achieve better 25% of girls achieve an A-grade; around 23% of boys

Question 4

ONS (March, 2024)
[gender and inequality]

Answer 4

Mean gender pay gap = 6.2%
Median gender pay gap= 8%

Question 5

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (2015)

Answer 5

Female graduates often earn £8000 less per year than males, even if they have the same quality of University degree

Question 6

Fawcett Society

Answer 6

54,000 women leave work each year as a result of being sacked, made redundant or otherwise overlooked as a result of pregnancy [workplace discrimination]