Gender differences in subject choice

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  • Gender differences in subject choice
    • Gendered subject image
      • Certain subjects are identified with gender such as Science for boys English for girls
        • This could be because Science teachers are normally men and English teachers are normally women
      • Examples used in textbooks could be aimed towards a certain gender like having cars are football in a typically boys subject textbook
    • Gender identity peer pressure
      • Pupils seek approval from others regarding there GCSE choice
        • Girls might choose Dance or History
        • Boys might choose Sport or Engineering
    • Gendered career opportunities
      • Jobs are highly gendered
        • Men consider childcare as a girls job they wont consider it as an option
        • Over 50% of all female work fall within 4 groups. Clinical, secretarial, personal (nurse) or cleaning
        • Female jobs are similar to housewife roles
    • Gender domains (tasks seen as male or female)
      • Boys tend to study about how things work DT/ science
      • Girls tend to study topics about people/ feels/ beliefs
    • Gender role socialisation
      • Murphy
        • Boys read hobby books/ info books and girls read stories about people which is why boys prefer Science and girls like English

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