Gender Differences In Attainments, Ext Pt2: Lesson 26

Question 1

What kinds of changes within the family create differences in attainment?

Answer 1

• Rise of divorce & single parent families
• Increased co-habitation & decline in marriage
• Smaller family size

Question 2

How do changes in family affect girls and their educational attainment?

Answer 2

• Girls seeing changes: increased single families = female breadwinner taking on instrumental & expressive role
• Rise of female role models who are financially independent
• Girls understand to achieve independence they need educational success
• See increased divorce rates & know they can’t rely on male provider increasing motivation

Question 3

What have been the changes to women’s employment?

Answer 3

• Rise of social policies improving working life for women
• Gender pay gap has halved since 1975 from 30% to 15% , for full time employees under 40 pay gap is almost 0
• Number of men and women in employment is almost identical
• Women breaking through glass ceiling

Question 4

How does changes in employment affect girls attainment?

Answer 4

• Encouraged to view futures in relation to work rather than housewife
• Better opportunity and pay offer incentives to pursue education & careers
• Greater workplace equality promotes achievement
• Women who achieved this serve as role models

Question 5

What impacts has feminism had on girls attainment?

Answer 5

• Challenged traditional gender stereotypes regarding women in the home
• Many changes to bring equality especially in work & homelife
• Improved status of women in society & raised self-esteem
• Drives female ambition & encourages pursuit of education