Did anyone else see the item on Physics A-level on BBC Breakfast this morning? Apparently girls choosign their A-Levels are being actively discouraged from choosing it by their teachers on the grounds that it's not a girls subject. Fortunately I wasn't eating or drinking at the moment that was said else my TV and the wall around it my have gotten a brand new coating. Apparently the only STEM subject deemed suitable for the delicate sensibilities of young ladies, by their teachers, is Biology.
They did report that whilst schools with no sixth form (so pupils have to go to a college or another school) tend to be very poor in supporting girls in choosing Physics A-Level where the school has it's own sixth form a higher proportion of girls do choose to study Physics as they can often see girls from the previous 2 years doing the subject so the "Physics isn't for girls" arguement is weakened.
