Sociology: Gender Data

This is a quiz based on sociological data regarding the AQA A-Level Ethnicity and Education topic in Sociology. Below are the words which need to be matched to their definitions: 52.5% 46.8% 31% 7-17 2.5x 10 46.8% 42.2% Halved 53% 67% 40% 66% 74% 87% 6-12% 3-4x 40.6% 67.5% More likely Less likely 39% 42% 66.6% 5x 2x Over 50%
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Less likely
This is about whether girls are more likely or less likely than boys to choose STEM subjects.
6-12%
Moss & Washbrook (2016) found that boys are between these percentages more likely to be below the standard required for literacy skills than girls at ages 5, 7 and 11.
42.2%
This is the percentage of boys achieving an A-B grade in a subject at A-Level.
7-17
On starting school in 2013, teacher assessments of pupils at the end of the year found girls ahead of boys between these percentage points in all areas of learning.
66%
This is the percentage of secondary teachers which are women.
46.8%
In 2022, this was the percentage of boys who achieved grade 5 and above in GCSE Maths and English.
Halved
This is what has happened to the percentage difference in the gender pay gap since 1975.
66.6%
According to Becky Francis (2006), this was the percentage of 7-8-year-olds who believed the gender of teachers does not matter.
67.5%
In 2013, this was the percentage of girls who were not eligible for free school meals achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs.
42%
According to Yougov (2007), this was the percentage of 8-11-year-old boys who said the presence of a male teacher made them work harder, with most also saying it made them behave better.
3-4x
According to Becky Francis, typically girls can concentrate between this amount of time longer than boys.
67%
This was the proportion of women in employment in 2013.
53%
This was the proportion of women in employment in 1971.
87%
This is the percentage of primary teachers which are women.
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52.5%
In 2022, this was the percentage of girls who achieved grade 5 and above in GCSE Maths and English.
74%
This is the percentage of primary headteachers which are women.
40.6%
In 2013, this was the percentage of girls who were eligible for free school meals achieving 5 A*-C GCSEs.
2x
According to Gilborn/Mirza (2000), ethnicity has this amount of times more of an effect on educational achievement compared to gender.
40%
This is the percentage of secondary headteachers which are women.
Over 50%
This is the percentage of all women's employment falling within only 4 categories: clerical, secretarial, personal services and occupations such as cleaning.
39%
According to Yougov (2007), this was the percentage of 8-11-year-old boys who had no lessons whatsoever with a male teacher.
More likely
This is about whether girls are more likely or less likely than boys to choose subjects such as English, MFL and subjects with higher literacy levels.
2.5x
According to the Department of Education (2013), in all state primary schools, boys were this times more likely than girls to have statements of special educational needs.
46.8%
This is the percentage of girls achieving an A-B grade in a subject at A-Level.
5x
According to Gilborn/Mirza (2000), social class has this amount of times more of an effect on educational achievement compared to gender.
10
This is the percentage point difference in the gender gap of achievement at GCSE level.
31%
In the BBC documentary, 'No More Boys & Girls - Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?' it was found that this was the percentage of books from a total of 6000, which had a central female character.
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