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GCSEs: how gender norms influence what young people choose to study at school

GCSEs: how gender norms influence what young people choose to study at school

There is a gender divide in the subjects teenagers choose to study. In 2022, 63% of UK GCSE candidates taking full-course Physical Education (PE) for GCSE were male. For Art and Design subjects, though, boys made up only 35% of the students taking the subject. The subjects students choose to study carry gender meanings. Research on boys […] … learn more→