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Jessica Benson-Egglenton
Jessica Benson-Egglenton is a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University’s Institute of Education (SIoE), researching English widening participation policy and white working-class girls’ journeys into higher education. She is also a freelance evaluation and research consultant, drawing on over a decade of experience evaluating WP initiatives.
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Gendered education policy does more harm to white working-class girls than discussing white privilege
A focus on boys has hurt white working class girls’ education far more than any discussions of white privilege, argues Jessica Benson-Egglenton.