... intact, especially at the level of higher education with the proportion of working class children entering universities actually decreasing. Recently, in an attempt to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor, the Education Secretary, David Blunkett, has promised to allocate extra funds towards new technology and computers in schools and is quoted to have said "While education is the great equaliser, technology appears to be a new engine of inequality". Additionally, the struggles of the impact in gender issues were seen to displace previous concepts of class inequalities, rendering them highly problematic. Gender socialisation from an early age encourages boys and girls to play with different toys or behave in appropriate roles; this is further emphasised in education and making choices within their 'socially' correct fields. Boys are geared into certain subjects, such as, science, electronics or engineering, whilst girls are expected to take subjects in ...

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