Outline three ways in which factors within schools may shape gender differences in subject choice.

The 'halo effect' is a bias for the pupils deemed to be more academic and diligent. More often than not this is placed upon girls who are more likely to convey with school rules than boys, leaving some pupils favoured more by certain teachers and leading them to undertake those particular subject due to favouritism.The 'male gaze' can turn female students away from traditionally 'masculine' subjects such as DT or PE, for fear they may be ridiculed by their male peers or treated differently by male teachers. This means girls will stick to their typically ascribed subjects, like English, rather than venturing into STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) for example.As Paul Willis' study 'Learning to Labour' revealed, boys are more likely to take vocational subjects that directly translate into the working world. Design and construction is a prime example of this, and it a typical working class job. Females are less likely to be found in these fields of work, thus take more academic subjects such as the arts.