Growing up I was never fully aware of why there was a divide regarding different genders I just accepted that this was the norm.

Right from the word go there were clear divides among boys and girls in my classes from what line you stood in to how you spent your free time at break and lunch. Girls would tend to play imaginary games which would challenge their creativity as opposed to boys who would stick to very hands on sports like football. There was a similar divide in which the behaviour at school was dealt with boys tended to get a harder time when it came to disciplinary procedures. For whatever reason if a girl misbehaved it would be dealt with in a more discreet manner compared to a boy getting punished in the form of losing Golden Time.

As I progressed through school this split between genders remained apparent this time reflecting in what each wanted to pursue as a career. For example girls were more likely to chose arty subjects or domesticated ones such as cooking or textiles and boys were more interested in the sporty subjects as well as Craft and Woodwork.

I am now aware that the old fashioned stereotype view played a huge part in this of how it was appropriate for women and men to behave in a certain manner and perform specific tasks. However I do believe there has been great efforts to shift away from this .