UCAS chief warns over ‘worrying’ university gender gap
Men are increasingly lagging behind women in the race for university places det portal amid a very worrying gender gap at the heart of the higher education system, the head of the admissions service has warned.
This det portal summer, girls lead over boys at GCSE level widened to a record point, with almost 25 per cent of exams sat by girls being graded A* or A, compared with less than 18 per cent of those taken by boys.
The Government and universities currently spend around 1bn a year on initiatives designed to widen participation to university among poor pupils, det portal those attending underperforming schools and children in care.
Women are a third more likely to apply for higher education, she said. In fact, our report last year showed we ve got to the stage where more women are entering higher education than men are applying and the gap is getting wider.
But Mrs Curnock Cook presented research showing how differences in admission det portal rates by gender would be wider than those by socio-economic background by 2025, adding: You can see how worried we should be about the progression to higher education between men and women.
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Men are increasingly lagging behind women in the race for university places det portal amid a very worrying gender gap at the heart of the higher education system, the head of the admissions service has warned.
This det portal summer, girls lead over boys at GCSE level widened to a record point, with almost 25 per cent of exams sat by girls being graded A* or A, compared with less than 18 per cent of those taken by boys.
The Government and universities currently spend around 1bn a year on initiatives designed to widen participation to university among poor pupils, det portal those attending underperforming schools and children in care.
Women are a third more likely to apply for higher education, she said. In fact, our report last year showed we ve got to the stage where more women are entering higher education than men are applying and the gap is getting wider.
But Mrs Curnock Cook presented research showing how differences in admission det portal rates by gender would be wider than those by socio-economic background by 2025, adding: You can see how worried we should be about the progression to higher education between men and women.
Select det portal Category Africa (136) South Africa (24) Asia (1001) China (16) HongKong (4) India (213) Indonesia (2) Japan (5) Korea (6) Malaysia (2) Singapore (6) Taiwan (1) Thailand (1) Breaking NEWS (8) Canada (141) British Columbia (4) Saskatchewan (3) Yukon (2) Digital Era (6) Education Grants (7) Education Tourism (2) Erasmus (2) Europe (457) France (1) Germany (2) Ireland (4) Italy (1) Spain (3) Switzerland (1) The Netherlands (2) United Kingdom (61) Events (5) Featured Interviews (2) Girl Education (2) Industry Supports (2) Latin America (56) Middle East (83) Oceanic (123) Australia (121) New Zealand (12) Online Era (5) Scholarships (3) South America (4) Special Features & News (14) Uncategorized (43) USA (952)
Alabama State trustees to pick new university det portal president Dec. 20 December 13, 2013 at 19:21 University offers Credits det portal to PhD Candidates via Online Course on WizIQ December 13, 2013 at 19:13 2500 High School Students Were Mistakenly Told They Were Accepted To Fordham University December 13, 2013 at 15:26 Indus University Research Aptitude Test (IURAT 2013) on Dec 14 December 13, 2013 at 9:12 A Ugandan doctorate student at the Walden University in Massachusetts USA has received det portal a prestigious award for his efforts to fight malnutrition in Uganda December 13, 2013 at 7:58 US University delegation arrives in Israel to forge new study abroad partnerships det portal December 12, 2013 at 6:12
University of Abuja Shut Down following Students Protest det portal over the Non-accreditation of some Courses November 20, 2012 9:06 am News_Edu_Africa Restoration det portal of moral values is Nigerian universities det portal greatest challenge Fika November 14, 2012 9:35 am News_Edu_Africa Nigeria Mulls Collaboration With India, det portal Indonesia On ICT for Mass Literacy November det portal 14, 2012 9:21 am News_Edu_Africa Nigeria: Education Is Key to Economic Growth and Development November 13, 2012 9:12 am News_Edu_Africa
Finding the best fit November 20, 2012 10:09 am News_Edu_Asia Asia trip takes Obama White House into Myanmar time warp November 20, 2012 8:55 am News_Edu_Asia IISc. makes a giant leap November 20, 2012 8:53 am News_Edu_Asia Dentists felicitated November 19, 2012 8:58 am News_Edu_Asia
Private B.C. university vying for new law school June 26, 2012 11:57 am News_Edu_Canada Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Job Candidates June 26, 2012 11:55 am News_Edu_Canada Youth demand det portal more education on residential schools June 23, 2012 11:46 am News_Edu_Canada Two Canadian Education Startups Rocked the Demo Pit at Launch in Silicon Valley June 23, 2012 11:45 am News_Edu_Canada
Concern over abuse allegations against teachers November 20, 2012 6:08 pm News_Edu_Europe Children give up activities to avoid being bullied November 20, 2012 4:07 pm News_Edu_Europe Olympic legacy failing on the school playing det portal fields det portal November 20, 2012 3:06
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