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Examine the reasons for changes in the educational attainment of males and females in recent years.
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E: Examine the reasons for changes in the educational attainment of males and females in recent years. Until the 1980's there were many concerns about the underachievement of girls compared to boys in educational attainment. However since the early 1990's girls have done consistently better and started to out perform boys at most levels in education. It is widely argued that gender influences attainment. Studies have shown that boys do not perform as well as girls in standard subjects. Girls are now overtaking boys. A variety of reasons have been suggested for the difference between male and female attainment in education, it is not simply a case of 'boys doing badly' 'girls doing well'. The relationship between gender and attainment is much more complex. In regards to the 'gender gap', it is not the same in all subjects. Boys perform slightly better in maths than girls, so it cannot be applied to all...
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