Stereotypes In Schools

magine being told that you don’t have a choice in which subjects you get to study at school. That the reason you don’t have a choice is because you’re a girl or a guy. So what can be done so that our children are confident in the subjects they pick? Stereotypes are such a huge issue in today’s society, especially in the education system. Stereotypes are making our children believe that they cannot study certain subjects because they are boy subjects or girl subjects, creating low self-esteem within our children. A study has found that 5% of 15 year old, female students, within the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, contemplated pursuing a career in engineering or computing, whereas 20% of males do.
Gender
In the 1950’s, girls lacked the knowledge and skills for most subjects such as Maths, compared to males who had excelled in those subjects.
The APA (American Psychological Association) has analysed school data from 1914 through to 2011, across 30 countries, that girls tend to outperform boys in their primary and middle school years, but the gap starts to decrease i high school and university The largest gender gap in subjects today are Humanities, the Arts and Languages (Home economics, Drama, Social studies, Media/film/TV, etc.).
Gender Gap has become such a big issue in today’s society because of how people (parents, teachers, government, etc.) per see stereotypes. Gender stereotypes have always been a part of society and continues to dominate how we see certain aspects. But where is it coming
From their research, the data has shown that boys outperform girls in maths but they are equal in science. But they also reported that for the students that already struggle at school, the gap widens. The statistics show that boys are 50% more likely to fall short of the basic standards for reading, maths and science.
The APA also suggests that stereotypes that are held to boys performing better in science and maths, causes parents to encourage their girls to study longer and harder. This has been backed up by the OECD by estimating that girls spend at least an hour more a week on homework than boys do. Homework is one of the steps to improving our performance at school, meaning that it is a major part in our schooling and education.
In 2016, there were 59% of people aged 15-74 years, who had completed a non-school qualification. Whereas males that were at 60% higher than the proportion of females at 58% of non-school qualifications. This is showing that students need to make the effort at home as well as school to break the gender gap in education. It is not only affecting our children’s future but it is also affecting the future of the globe, the jobs that they will be pursuing as they will eventually be running our world.
The gender gap in education needs to be closed as it is determining the future of our children. The gap is showing our