Boys will be boys — but what happens to the girls?∗

∗This paper was prepared for the British Sociological Association Conference on Gender and Society, April 1982.

Summary

This paper draws on data from the Bradford After Sixteen survey to look at the destinations of girls after they reach statutory school leaving age. It examines interview data with girls in and out of employment, on YOP schemes, at school and at college. Finally, it looks briefly at the lack of explanatory models to understand the girls’ situation.

∗This paper was prepared for the British Sociological Association Conference on Gender and Society, April 1982.

Notes

∗This paper was prepared for the British Sociological Association Conference on Gender and Society, April 1982.