Gender flashcards- statistics

Subject choice- A-Level physics students

2017 Institute of Physics

• 20% of A-Level Physics students girls, consistent for the last 30 years

Institute of Physics

Single-sex schooling- girls likelihood of taking A-Level Physics

• Girls in single-sex state schools 2.4x more likely to take A-Level physics than those in mixed schools

Proportion of male childcare apprentices

1 in 100

4 categories under which more than ½ of all female employment is in

• Clerical

• Secretarial

• Personal services

• Occupation

Identity, class and achievement

Archer 2013

2013- 41% of FSM girls achieved 5A*-C grades, 68% of non-FSM

1975 Sex Discrimination Act

Paygap halved from 30 to 15%

Women in employment 1971-2013 due to growth of service sector and part time work

• 1971- 53%

• 2013- 67%

Confidence and attainment- Year 9 maths TIMSS

Very confident

21% of boys

9% of girls

Confidence and attainment- Year 9 maths TIMSS

Not confident

38% of boys

60% of girls

Confidence and attainment- Year 9 maths TIMSS

2019-2023 achievement gap boys and girls

• 2019- boys had a 2-point lead over girls

• 2023- boys had a 26-point lead over girls

Confidence and attainment- Year 9 science TIMSS

2019-2023 achievement gap boys and girls

• 2019- girls had a 3-point lead over boys

• 2023- boys had a 14-point lead over girls

Slee 1998

Boys likelihood of exclusion over girls (therefore unattractive to schools (liability students))

4x more likely

HoC library 2021

Proportion of female heads and teachers in primary schools in 1992

• 50% ♀ heads

• 81% ♀ teachers

HoC library 2021

Proportion of female heads and teachers in primary schools in 2012

• 71% ♀ heads

• 86% ♀ teachers

HoC library 2021

Proportion of female heads and teachers in secondary schools in 1992

• 22% ♀ heads

• 49% ♀ teachers

HoC library 2021

Proportion of female heads and teachers in secondary schools in 2012

• 37% ♀ heads

• 61% ♀ teachers

Francis 2006

Proportion of 7-8y/os that believe the gender of teachers doesn’t matter

2/3

Jones 2006

Female teachers chance of gaining headship

1 in 13

Jones 2006

Male teachers chance of gaining headship

1 in 4

Percentage of male primary school teachers

13%

YouGov 2007

Percentage of 8-11y/o boys no lessons with a male teacher

39%

YouGov 2007

% of 8-11y/o boys that said having a male teacher would make them work harder

42%

YouGov 2007

Proportion of 8-11y/o boys that said having a male teacher would make them behave better

‘most’

Number of boys bought up in a matrifocal family

1.5 million