On 5th March 2015 Sean Coughlan (BBC Education Correspondent) explored education and gender stereotypes in his article – ‘Clever girls, stupid boys?’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-31751667
‘Clever girls, stupid boys. That’s become something of a modern educational orthodoxy, as girls across the developed world are more likely to get top exam grades and university places. The gap is so great that the UK’s university admissions authority has warned that being male could soon be seen as a new form of social disadvantage.’