School identity and its effects on girl's scholastic orientations. A case study in three Belgian schools

Studies everywhere in Europe show that nowadays, girls have better results at every level of the education system. But paradoxically the options and paths chosen by girls have less social value than those chosen by boys. In Belgium, at secondary level, girls represent only 30 per cent of the students in the maths option. And as far as the vocational paths are concerned, decisions of orientation are ruled by the same gender logic: the most professionally promising paths are generally ‘male’ paths whereas most of the very ‘female’ paths lead to a more difficult professional integration. Furtherm... Mehr ...