Tackling the gender gap in who studies economics in the UK

In the UK, 1 in 6 boys choose to study A-Level economics - compared with just 1 in 17 girls.

Discover Economics is working with The Health Foundation to understand and address some of the barriers that girls feel they face in the field, and why economics isn't attracting the very best talent from across genders. Read our latest research and help us shape how to tackle this issue so we can engage more girls at school level.

You can download the executive summary of the report by clicking the link below:

Tackling the Gender Gap - Exec Summary.pdf

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You can download the full report by clicking the link below:

Tackling the Gender Gap - full report.pdf

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View the appendix here:

Tackling the Gender Gap - appendix.pdf

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