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Tag: gender gap

Teenage boy sitting on the floor in a library and reading a book

How can schools and teachers help boys perform better in reading?

OECD analysis highlights three key areas of action for bridging the gap in reading performance between girls and boys

Boys reading performance, education, education gender gap, gender gap, PISA 2018, PISA test, reading, reading ability, reading performance, TALIS, talis 2018, TALIS-PISA Link data
Young children dressed up as what they want to be when they grow up, such as nurse, chef, astronaut and police officer

Gender norms are clearly evident at five years of age

We asked over 4 000 children what they wanted to be when they grow up – many of their dream jobs are in traditionally gendered fields

child well-being, dream jobs, early childhood, early learning, education, gender, gender equality, gender gap, gender norms, gender stereotypes, when I grow up

Why do gender gaps in education and work persist?

In almost all PISA-participating countries and economies, girls reported more often than boys, and to a greater extent, that they fear failure.

equality, gender, gender gap

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