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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

GCSE Biology

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InsulatedCup · 02/06/2019 08:44

Article in Sunday Times here:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scientists-fail-edexcel-exam-board-for-confusing-sex-and-gender-in-its-gcse-exam-28hxv9c9d?shareToken=2c8bcb2fd43e84abdcb0c7913b598273

Apparently "gender" can be inherited - using the word sex would mean children wouldn't understand.
We are really going to work hard to dig ourselves out of this hole. Well gone to Fair Play fro Women to getting it in the news.

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Thingybob · 02/06/2019 08:54

“We have consulted our senior examiners and can confirm the word was changed to ‘gender’. . . to support students in understanding the question better.”

How does it support understanding, surely it is adding to the confusion around the words sex and gender?

Orchidoptic · 02/06/2019 08:54

We’re really fucked if the exams can’t even get that right. How many levels of checks are there? Two years of being looked over and re-written and they get that wrong?

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