subject choice.

• the most female dominated subjects are Art, Performing Arts & Humanities, whilst boys tend to dominate in stem based subjects such as Maths, Physics and Chemistry
• Socialisation differences in boys and girls’ upbringing may have an impact, Oakley highlights that children’s interests are channeled through gender specific toys, for example toy trucks and cars may lead to a higher proportion of males pursuing careers in engineering
• males are more likely to specialise in stem based subjects, boys likely be drawn to these because of the straightforward style of teaching, contrary to girls, who may sway towards humanities, in which female teachers are likely to teach more discursively