FEMINISM

• Feminists argue that the education system creates a patriarchal ideology - the idea that men control ideas
• GENDERED SUBJECT CHOICES:

  • refers to subjects/careers based on the traditional stereotypes of genders
• LIBERAL FEMINISTS: march of progress view, some issues of patriarchy still exist within education
• RADICAL FEMINISTS: The education system is patriarchal and oppressive to women
• DIFFERENCE FEMINISTS: not all girls have the same experience within education and not all ethic-minority girls are victims of specific stereotyping and assumptions
• MICHELLE STANWORTH - there were higher expectation of boys, therefore teachers were more likely to recommend boys applying for higher education than girls at the same academic level
• BANYARD - found that sexual harassment wasn’t being treated as seriously as other forms of harassment, for example bullying