Some may argue that although there is a statistical gap between girls and boys in the education system, it is not the most important factor contributing to a childs attainment. Many sociologists suggest that the gender differences in achievement, especially the rapid improvement of girls grades is best explained through external factors. Many see the rise of feminism has had a large impact on the education system and the gender gap in attainment. Feminism is a social movement that strieves for equal rights for women in all areas of life. They have fought against the traditional stereotype of women as housewife.
Gender Research Paper Although many may feel that gender segregated schools are a more efficient way to teach boys and girls due to the fact that they’ll be able to concentrate better and learn more proficiently, it’s actually quite the opposite. While doing much research, the facts, data and personal stories from those who have experienced gender segregated schools, it has become apparent that separating boys and girls from learning together it far from helpful and rather hurtful in the long run. Gender segregated schools are negative for both boys and girls due to the fact that gender stereotypes are being reinforced, communication and opportunities for boys and girls to work together are diminished before entering the real world and future relationships between the two genders are also being ruined little by little. Many schools, public and private, are switching from co-ed learning environments to single-sex learning environments due to faulty theories that have existed for more than 20 years. Such theories include that “boys need a competitive and confrontational learning environment, while girls can only succeed if they work cooperatively and are not placed under stress” (Sherwin).
Discuss the external factors as to why Students outperform boys at every level Girls are achieving better grades and doing better in school in all stages of education; from the day they start school, throughout university, and on vocational courses. There are a number of factors as to what could affect how well females do in school. There are internal, as well as external factors that could affect why it is that on a whole; girls are doing significantly better. Internal factors are factors within schools and the education system; such as the school’s equal opportunity policies. However; external factors could be such as factors outside the education system, such as home and family background and wider society.
Stuart S. Dietz 16, September 2015 C00095927 ENG 102-312 Unit 1 Critical Past Construction of Self and Personality Essay and Power Point “The Struggles we face with Gender, Race and Socio-Status” Gender seems to be more of a struggle for girls than it does boys. As Gender is portrayed in {Heather Havrilsky’s – Some Girls are Better than Others} quoting “As a girl you ae a delicate vase, waiting to be broken. You are a sweet smelling flower, waiting for life’s hobnailed boots to trample you” This gives me the interpretation that all girls need to grow up to be loved and cherished for who they are whether they be perfect or not and that they should always feel that love an acceptance somehow rather than being accepted or ridiculed based on their popularity or looks. I for one admire girls for the fact of all the struggles they must go through in life, not only do they have to deal with life in general they also have to understand the concept of feeling beautiful and having a good self-esteem. They have to deal with sexuality and advances from men based on their gender.
There is still a lot of bias and doubt around the public that woman are not suitable for MSE majors. All this negative stereotypes eventually affect women’s choice in choosing a science major. According to the research, I have found out that there is a gender schema theory which affects our thinking from the culture that we live in no matter you are aware of it or not. Gender Schema theory is a theory that kids/children learn how to act/live up to their expectations according to their gender according to their culture. According to our social norms and perspective, we tend to be mislead by the stereotypes which is being presented to us.
The study showed that there was a significant difference in the amount of times females exhibited nonverbal communication skills during their sessions in comparison to the amount of times their male counterparts did. Communication Differences is it Gender Specific? Communication activities amongst “at risk” high school students has been widely studied. Previous studies have hinted at the idea that men and women communicate differently. Hall (1980) suggested that females tend to be better at using and decoding nonverbal communicating cues, especially facial expressions.
At some point, we as women are bound to hit a breaking point. An article by Columbia University describes what happens when women try to balance all of this at once. The article explains that Johnathan Platt, a Ph.D. student in Epidemiology at Columbia University, created a survey and found that when women make less than their male counterparts not only are they two and a half times more likely to experience depression but also as much as four times more likely to deal with anxiety (“Wage”). As if disturbing our mental health is not enough, I believe the gender wage gap also affects our self-confidence as women. For women, we do not need another excuse to feel that we are inadequate, especially because we are told daily; however, the gender wage gap does just that.
While equality as a general rule has become more prevalent in society there are still stereotypes that women are encouraged to follow. These stereotypes can stunt the social developmental growth of women. Still to this day women are considered the main caregivers in households and are frowned upon when this does not always prove to be the case. There are also still many stereotypes concerning how a woman should dress, look, and the jobs that they should hold in society. This thinking has caused much heartache for young women across the world and could be rectified by further studying the differences between men’s and women’s social development.
In the past it was the struggling student who was more likely to cheat just to get by, but today it is also the above-average college bound students who are cheating. Increased pressure to succeed has made students more willing to do whatever it takes to get the A. College freshman, Collen Wenke, in her essay “Too Much Pressure”, argues that cheating in college and especially high school has become a more prevalent issue in today’s culture and society. Wenke’s purpose is to explore the effects of this problem on our present world. She employs a combination of a quizzical and contemplative tone to appeal to readers and to connect to their feelings and experiences.
The long term effects of this is that girls tend to do better in school at a young age but due to the neglect, girls school performance tends to drop off as they enter middle school and above. On the other hand, boys generally do better as they go through school due to the attention from teachers. Another