Boys or girls: who does better?
If women are getting paid less then they must not be doing as well as boys when it comes to education right? The case is actually untrue according to Roslyn Mickelson, “More girls than boys graduate from high school and more women than men receive baccalaureate degrees,' and nationwide, women now outnumber men in master's degree programs. More men than women are enrolled only in professional and Ph.D. programs, but even here, the gaps between women and men are closing (Pg. 47).” With women outnumbering men in masters program would afford them a better chance for begin paid would make sense but that is not the case. Women are not only graduating at a higher rate than males in high school they are doing much better in overall academic achievement. Girls were thought to be unmotivated that is why the achieved less but recent studies have shown that girls motivation to achieve have continued to equal or surpass male motivation (Mickelson, Pg50).
There seems to be a correlation about the more education a female has the larger the pay gap between their male counterparts. The part that is hard to understand is when educational level are directly linked to jobs, promotions, the amount of money you make and the status you hold seems to be arbitrary because women seem to be unequally rewarded for their accomplishments (Mickelson, Pg. 47). According to Mieke Van Houtte, the reason girls will achieve higher than boys is because the girl’s culture stresses more studying than the boys does (Van Houtte). He did a study and instead of saying boys do not achieve as well as girls he says boys underachieve. This can also be linked to the notion that boys just do not care or are bored with school unlike girls. We do not want to seem that girls are smarter than boys, if true, but that boys do not try as hard. With this, it is hard to understand why women are still achieving and graduating at a higher rate then men. Mickelson responds to this question and says women find higher education to a woman is considered a reward and women look to others women as a reference point rather than looking at men’s (Mickelson, Pg. 52).
There seems to be a correlation about the more education a female has the larger the pay gap between their male counterparts. The part that is hard to understand is when educational level are directly linked to jobs, promotions, the amount of money you make and the status you hold seems to be arbitrary because women seem to be unequally rewarded for their accomplishments (Mickelson, Pg. 47). According to Mieke Van Houtte, the reason girls will achieve higher than boys is because the girl’s culture stresses more studying than the boys does (Van Houtte). He did a study and instead of saying boys do not achieve as well as girls he says boys underachieve. This can also be linked to the notion that boys just do not care or are bored with school unlike girls. We do not want to seem that girls are smarter than boys, if true, but that boys do not try as hard. With this, it is hard to understand why women are still achieving and graduating at a higher rate then men. Mickelson responds to this question and says women find higher education to a woman is considered a reward and women look to others women as a reference point rather than looking at men’s (Mickelson, Pg. 52).