Gender, Education and Work

Gender, Education and Work provides the arguments together with the historical evidence and research data required by serious Education Studies and sociology students engaged in the analysis of this urgent and complex topic.

Christine Eden is Emeritus Professor of Education and formerly Assistant Dean of the School of Education, Bath Spa University, UK

Acknowledgements. Series Editor's Preface. List of abbreviations. 1. Introduction: continuity and change 2. Key theories and debates in gender inequality 3. Patterns of achievement and intersectionality of gender, class and ethnic attainment gaps 4. Attainment gaps and socio-economic status (SES) 5. Ethnicity and attainment gaps 6. Gender in the classroom 7. Constructing gender and sexual identities within the school 8. Patterns of employment and the nature of work 9. The gender pay gap 10. Experiences of Work: Motherhood penalties, attitudes to gender equality, parental leave, bullying and sexual harassment