Gender internal differences

Question 1

Equal opportunities policy: policies that helped get girls in more non-traditional areas

Answer 1

GIST & WISE

Question 2

Equal opportunities policy: sees the impact of equal opportunities as key for girls achievement

Answer 2

Boaler

Question 3

GCSE and coursework: the gender gap has increased in the recent years

Answer 3

Gorard

Question 4

GCSE and coursework: factors such as girls working longer and meeting deadlines is why they achieve better

Answer 4

Mitsos and Browne

Question 5

Teacher attention: found there are differences in communication - boys dominate class discussions

Answer 5

Swann

Question 6

Teacher attention: found that boys get disciplined more harshly

Answer 6

Francis

Question 7

Selection and league tables: boys are less likely to be accepted into schools as they are more likely to have behavioural problems

Answer 7

Slee

Question 8

Laddish subcultures form because WC boys who study are labelled as sissies or gay because they associate masculinity with being tough and manual work

Answer 8

Epstein

Question 9

Male gaze subordinates the female position in school
male teachers often tell off boys for behaving like girls and ignoring verbal abuse of girls

Answer 9

Mac an Ghaill