FEMINISM
If these problems are an issue within our undoubtedly privileged community, it is haunting to think about how much more pervasive these problems are in third-world countries. Many girls are not allowed to attend school and certainly not permitted to pursue further education. Numerous countries carry the social belief that women are fit only for reproductive and community roles. These attitudes make it so hard to institute real change as they are almost ingrained into the fabric of these societies. Overall, it is hard to dispute that gender stereotyping hugely impacts the world and the opportunities that girls are presented with. Though it is difficult to create change when some of these issues are so fundamentally entrenched within the structures of society, it is imperative that action is taken to combat this.
23 % In 2021, only
of UK A Level Physics students were female
is not biases, but simply the pre-existing disproportionality in most STEM courses and careers that causes women to look towards other fields of expertise. Even just looking at the 2021 A-level physics statistics for the UK, only 23% of the students were female. At St George’s, in Upper Sixth, while double the national average, girls studying physics are still in the minority. Statistics like these invite concern as to whether the ratio can ever be fully evened out and if that would even change the way stereotypes impact women’s education.
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