GENDER+ LIFE CHANCES Flashcards
1
Q
who used life chances?
A
Max Weber
2
Q
what did data from from UCAS show about women for acceptance in uni?
A
women are now a thrid more liekly to enter higher education than man
- 134,097 women aged 19 and under were accepted into English universities in 2012 comapred to 110,630 men.
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3
Q
what did higher education funding council about higher education pursing?
A
- students who enter with AAB a level grades , 79% of females go onto to earn upper second or higher class degrees compared to 70% of male students
4
Q
what are the gcse results for boys and girls like in 2014?
A
- girls outperform boys
- in 2014 the A*-C rate for girls was 73.1% compared to 64.3% for boys
