An introduction to sex, gender and gender identity
The resources below have been selected to help A-level sociology students and teachers studying (and teaching) an introduction to the concepts of sex and gender in the very first weeks of the two year course.
However the material below should also be useful across the entire two year sociology specification, and especially in the Theory and Methods aspect of the second year of study where Feminism and gender equality is one of the main themes.
Blog Posts
How equal are men and women in the UK?
Global Gender Inequalities – A Statistical Overview
Statistics on gender equality in the UK (historical, kept for posterity!)
Exam Style Questions
These are drawn from modules across the whole A-level course
Analyse two reasons for gender differences in subject choice (10)
Evaluate the view that the media present a stereotypical view of women (30)
Analyse two reasons why women remain economically disadvantaged compared to men (10)
Analyse two reasons why men commit more crime than women (10)
Sex and Gender In the News and social research in 2022
The Conversation (2022) – not everyone is male or female
A Few Lionesses will Get Everything – the Gender Pay Gap in Women’s Football.
Why Football needs a gender revolution – The Conversation 2022
June 2022 – LGBTQ Britons twice as likely to see themselves as portrayed negatively in the media.
Various mainly 2022 analysis and articles about LGBTQ topics based on YouGov surveys
Human Rights Watch has some depressing articles for 2022 and further back, very global focus.
Contemporary Sociology in the news/ research in 2021
Kings College – Developing a Sub-national (regional) index of gender equality in the UK
The Conversation – Why women get paid less than men
Videos and Documentaries
Tom Daley – Illegal to be Me – exploring sexuality laws across Commonwealth countries.
Regularly published Research Studies (UK and Global Focus)
Office for National Statistics – The Gender Pay Gap in the UK.
The European Institute for Gender Equality (2021 report)
World Economic Forum: Global Gender Gap Report
Less than annual or not (/sure if) annual
The Trevor Report on LGBTQ mental health 2021
The LGBTQ Survey (2018)
(lack of) Action plan since the above survey
Stonewall – Lost in Britain (2018) the Trans Report.
YouGov – How Brits Describe Their Sexuality
YouGov – Do Brits think sexuality is a scale…?
Government Organisations
UK Gov – The Gender Equality Monitor (up to 2018)
The Gender Equality Roadmap (2019)
Non-Government Organisations
Stonewall – Facts and Figures (links to various research)
