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Girls “less likely to aim for Oxbridge” than boys

21 July 2020

Girls are less likely than boys to plan to apply to an elite university despite having the same academic ability, finds a study by Professor John Jerrim, Dr Nikki Shure and Dr Gill Wyness.

Bridge of Sighs in Oxford, UK. Image: Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, England by Billy Wilson via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Read: The GuardianThe Times (£)The Guardian (2), The Independent

Image: Bridge of Sighs in Oxford, UK. Image: Bridge of Sighs, Oxford, England by Billy Wilson via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)