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Question 1: Up until the 1980s, who was doing better in school? (click on the answer to reveal whether you are correct) Girls Boys

Question 2: In Dale Spender’s study ‘Invisible Women’ (1983) she found which three things to be true.... (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) Boys received over 60% of teachers’ time Boys got away with insulting and abusive comments Girls were favoured in the classroom Boys’ and girls’ work was judged by different standards Boys disrupted the class more than girls Teachers showed no favouritism in the classroom

Question 3: Dale Spender believed girls would only stand a fair chance if... (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) They were in single sex education They behaved similarly to boys They were given extra tuition

Question 4: In Sue Sharpe’s study ‘Just Like a Girl’ (1976) she found that girls priorities were what? (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) love, marriage, husbands, children, jobs and careers getting a good job beauty, fashion and attracting men

Question 5: When Sue Sharpe repeated this study in 1994, what did she find? (click on the picture to reveal whether you are correct) Girls’ priorities had changed to: getting a job, career and being able to support themselves

Question 6: What is patriarchy? (click on the question mark to reveal whether you are correct) power and authority held by males In the past this ideology was an obstacle to many women doing well in school and the labour market

Question 7: G.I.S.T stands for what? (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) Girls into Science and Technology Girls Incentive to Stand Tall Girls in School Together

Question 8: Mitsos and Browne (1998) argued that girls are better at coursework that boys because... (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) Boys play more sport Girls have more positive role models Girls are more organised and conscientious Boys are better at mathematics

Question 9: Boys are more likely to be excluded from school than girls. What percentage of exclusions from schools in 2008/09 were boys? (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) 38% 89% 55% 78%

Question 10: In Paul Willis’ study ‘Learning to Labour’ (1977), why did the ‘lads’ believe education was unimportant and irrelevant to them? (click on the answers to reveal whether you are correct) Because they were underachieving Because they wanted to go into manual labour jobs Because they were very intelligent

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