Gender, achievement, and subject choice in English education
记录了英国过去20年教育成就的性别差距变化,发现女生整体成绩更好但男生在STEM领域(科学、技术、工程、数学)的职业教育与大学中占比更高,并讨论了如何通过教育政策减少性别不平等。
Abstract In common with other OECD countries, there is a gender gap in educational achievement in England favouring girls. This carries through to tertiary education. On the other hand, boys are far more likely to engage in STEM in post-16 vocational education and at university. The underachievement of boys overall, but over-representation in STEM, presents significant challenges for policy. This paper documents changes in the gender gap over the last 20 years in England and discusses findings in the light of international evidence. It concludes that education policies, in academic and in vocational spheres, can be designed to reduce gender inequalities that exist in both.