The study warns of a significant gender difference in CAO applications for Stem courses at third level, with more than 40 per cent of boys applying for Stem courses compared to about 19 per cent of girls.This large gap appears to be driven by boys opting for engineering and technology, with girls slightly more likely to choose science and mathematics.
Women were more than twice as likely than men to list courses in education on their CAO forms, and more than four times as likely to list health/welfare courses. File photograph: iStockPhoto The report notes that while subject choices explain most of the gender gap in engineering, they do not explain the gender gap in technology, “suggesting different policies may be required to tackle the gender gap in technology than in engineering”.Women were more than twice as likely than men to list courses in education on their CAO forms, and more than four times as likely to list health/welfare courses.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Education said the promotion of increased participation of all students, with a particular focus on female students, in Stem subjects was a “key priority”.She underlined that the number of female third-level entrants studying engineering, manufacturing and construction rose by 4 per cent between 2016-2018.
Yeah girls studying stem is the biggest issue facing education. Not the fact that boy's performance has been in decline for decades because of a female-centric education system.
What's the obsession with stem? Why the constant pushing of this agenda? Ridiculous.
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