In many countries, girls are now more likely than boys to transit to upper secondary schools and show better performances than boys in some subjects and overall results. The Research Unit Language, Culture, Media and Identities of the University of Luxembourg is holding an international conference on “Gender Variations in Educational Success: Searching for Causes“ from October 3 to October 5, 2011 at the Abbey Neumünster, 28 rue Münster in Luxembourg.

Before the educational expansion with its core phase beginning in the 1960s, girls achieved lower educational levels than boys. However, girls have since benefited much from the educational expansion in Europe. The focus of the public and scientific discourse has shifted to disadvantages of boys in the educational system.

This gender gap in school performance has lately been the subject matter of many public discourses. The issues that will be raised in keynote speeches, papers and posters at the conference include accounts of gender inequalities, country comparisons, and social mechanisms behind gender inequalities. These aspects will be approached from historical, sociological and psychological perspectives.

The conference will be held in English.

New Publication

Andreas Hadjar, Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg and main organiser of the conference, has released a book (in German) titled “Geschlechtsspezifische Bildungsungleichheiten”. The book is directed at sociologists, educationalists, job market and career researchers, and all those interested in politics. Hadjar depicts the various possible causes for gender related inequalities in education. “Geschlechtspezifische Bildungsungleichheiten, by Andreas Hadjar“, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, ISBN 978-3-531-17288-0.

Contact

andreas.hadjar@uni.lu.