A global study found that girls have a greater understanding of civics and citizenship. Boys, however, are more likely to want to become a politician.
Already a subscriber?Teenage girls know a lot more about democracy and what makes it tick than teenage boys, but when it comes to political ambition the boys win hands down.
“One of the few areas where boys outperform girls in the study is the intention to be politically active.”, found that girls were far more knowledgeable about how parliament works, globalisation, independence of statutory authorities and voting and representation. However, girls were less likely to report expecting to join a political party or a trade union or stand as a candidate in an election.
“I started to think more realistically about the sort of lifestyle I wanted for myself. And we did a legal studies excursion to Parliament House and watched question time,” she told“I felt it was so aggressive and personal in the insults that were being thrown about that I just thought it was not the sort of workplace I could feel comfortable in,” said Ms Curran, a first-year arts and philosophy student at the University of Sydney.
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