Teach First survey reveals alarming gender confidence gap ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
A major confidence gap between girls and boys when studying maths and science poses a threat to the science and technology sector, says education charity Teach First.
Research commissioned by the charity found more than half of girls (54.3%) don’t feel confident learning maths, compared to two-fifths (41.2%) of boys, with the gap even wider for science, with more than four in ten girls (43%) not confident, compared with a quarter of boys (26%).
The findings, released ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), were drawn from a national YouGov survey of more than 1,000 young people aged 11 to 16, for Teach First, which is calling for more high-quality teachers to inspire the next generation.
