Gender Inequality (education) Male Disadvantage

Question 1

Department of education

Answer 1

Statistics show that…
In 2019, 71.9% of female students achieved a C/4 grade or higher in comparison to 62.9% of male students who achieved a C/4 grade or higher in the United Kingdom.

Question 2

Mistos and Browne

Answer 2

teachers tend to be less strict with boys so they allow them to underachieve by not pushing them. They label boys as disruptive. Boys had a cult of masculinity that didn’t value achievement which reinforce anti learning culture
Whereas they are hard on girls who are seen as breaking both the school rules and gender norms – ‘doubly deviant’ – This ensures that they achieve.

Question 3

Willis

Answer 3

States that working class ‘Lads’ are fatalistic about their futures due to following in their father’s footsteps – Leading them into low status, low paid, basic manual labour jobs – This means that they developed anti-school attitudes in the workplace as they did not see the value in achievement (they did not need qualifications to get these jobs).

Question 4

Who

Answer 4

DofE, Willis, mistos and Browne