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Examine The Reasons Why Girls Are Outperforming Boys In Most Subjects And Most Levels Of Education  

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Examine The Reasons Why Girls Are Outperforming Boys In Most Subjects And Most Levels Of Education Whilst many think that boys are achieving no less than girls, there is definitely a growth in the gap between the sexes at all levels of education from secondary to primary schooling and possibly even from birth. For many years it was seen that girls were underachieving in education but over a number of years a steady increase has been seen in performance. This has ultimately led to girls outperforming boys and has raised the issue of boys' underachievement. This is a relatively new factor in education so research still needs to be conducted on it, but the question still remains of why boys are underachieving. Since the 1960s there has been a marked change in the rights of the sexes and women have come more into line with men. This is due to equal opportunity...

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