Series foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 A woman's place: the early critics; 2 Before the Sex Discrimination Act; 3 Teaching as a female profession; 4 Teaching and promoted posts; 5 Pupils and outcomes; 6 Patterns of subject choice: a local study; Conclusion; References; Name index; Subject index.
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Equal opportunities for girls is the subject of this far-reaching and topical study. The author analyses educational provision in the decades following the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act, and asks whether the school curriculum is male-orientated. Are women still presented as the second sex? Are they, as has been suggested, almost invisible? Is the language of the classroom sexist? Despite many apparent handicaps, however, girls actually achieve more examination passes than boys. There is therefore a problem of squaring up the disadvantages shown up in girls' experiences of schooling and.
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Title
Gender matters in schools.
International Standard Book Number
9780304328031
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sex discrimination in education-- Great Britain.
Sex role-- Great Britain.
Discrimination sexuelle en éducation-- Grande-Bretagne.