Link: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/mar/18/girls-physics-boys-other-subjects-gender-disparity
This article explains the gender differences between girls and boys in the area of physics. While boys account for half of all A-level physics students, girls only account for a quarter. The speaker is a female science teacher, and is disappointed at the fact that while this is true, boys also are falling behind in English behind girls. She believes that people should not just focus on getting girls interested math, but also on boys. She believes sticking a girl on a poster promoting girls getting into the sciences won't do the trick. There needs to be equal focus on boys and girls when it comes to academic performance. She ends with saying we need to change the mentality of both genders when it comes to academics. A male students should not feel he shouldn't do well in a subject because only girls do well or like the class, and vice versa. Ultimately, we need to strengthen students' confidence in themselves.
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