Do teachers stereotype students according to sex and gender?
GCSE and A level statistics show us subject choices are very gendered – even in 2017, boys tend to choose […]
education, Gender and education
Gender
education, Gender and education
Gender and Subject Choice 2017
A supplementary post designed to support the main post providing an overview of trends in subject choice by gender. Looking
education, Gender and education
Should girls be allowed to wear trousers in school?
Most UK schools have introduced trousers for girls into their uniform codes in the last twenty years, but some continue
Sex and gender
Global Gender Inequalities – An Overview
Gender Inequalities in Employment – For every dollar earnt by men, women earn 70-90 cents. Women are less likely to
education, Sex and gender
Why boys aren’t really catching up girls at A-level
The 2017 A level results revealed that boys beat girls to top grades, with 26.6% of boys achieving the top
Childhood, Families and Households
Is There a Crisis in Youth Mental Ill Health?
One in four teenage girls believe they are suffering from depression, according to a major study by University College London
Exams and revision advice
Analyse the reasons for social class, ethnic and/ or gender differences in society
The issue of why differences in life chances by class, gender and ethnic differences exist forms a major part of any A
Sex and gender, Sociology key terms
What is Patriarchy?
Working definition The systematic domination of women by men in some or all of society’s spheres and institutions Origins of
Sex and gender
Is Google Sexist?
In a memo published in August 2017 a (male) Google engineer suggested that gender inequality in the technology industry in
Sociology concepts
Top Ten ‘Big Questions’ for A-Level Sociology Students
Does society shape the individual? Do class, gender, ethnicity influence our life chances? How and why do societies change?