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Interviewed girls in the 1970s and 1990s
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Rise in feminism
1976 - girls were focused on love, marriage, husband, children, Wom
then career Sharpe (AO1) as th

1994 - career and independence, higher aspirations in
educations, changing priorities
Concluded that, due to increased employment opportunities,
females have become extremely ambitious and aim for 'high McRobbie (AO1)
professions' such as doctors and solicitors

Females found educational success was a central aspect of their
identity
Fuller (AO1) Analysis (AO3)
Aimed for professional careers - enables them to support
themselves

Creators of their own future - meritocracy


Relevant to society as girls are breaking gender stereotypes
Changing ambition of girls Cha
Ofsted - 2011 Girls' career aspiration
External - Female achievement

Looked at the choices of courses and careers made by girls and
young women
Analysis (AO3)
By secondary school, they could articulate why they could, should
they wish, choose any kind of job, irrespective of tradition
Almost all girls were open to the possibility of pursuing a career
that challenged gender stereotypes, if the career interested them
sufficiently


Supports research
Reflects the reality of girls' class positions - limited aspirations
reflect limited job opportunities they perceive as being available to Diane Rey
them

Shows us tha
W/C girls saw motherhood as the only practical option education ha

Less point in achieving in education
1980s - conc
Biggart
1990s - fema
Browne for maths and
Beck and Beck-Gernshiem support research as we can link this
to the trend towards individualisation in modern society, where Present day -
independence is valued more strongly than in the past

However, there are class differences in girls' ambitions
Evaluation (AO3)
W/C still have gender stereotyped expectations to get married
and expect to have low paid jobs
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