While just 2% of English students study a novel or play by a woman, 80% read An Inspector Calls, a new study reveals. Its authors say in a time of increasing violence towards women, the focus on male authors and protagonists needs to change.
is the only modern novel with a female protagonist on the set text list of all four exam boards - it is also consistently the least taught.Anita and Me by Meera Syal is the only modern novel with a female protagonist on the set text list of all four exam boards - it is also the least taught. Pic: Ian West/PA
Even where exam boards offer a list equally split between books by men and women, teachers overwhelmingly lean towards male-authored texts.Lord of the Flies, by William GoldingNever Let Me Go, by Kazuo IshiguroThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Simon StephensThe exam board Eduqas, for example, letsIn 2022, 82.4% of students taking the Eduqas English Literature exam studied A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The research suggests that one reason why female-authored books are taught so rarely is that they are disproportionately longer than books by men, making them automatically less likely to be taught.Queen Consort reveals favourite novel on World Book Day
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