7 Highlights

• Oxbridge women less likely to earn first-class honors than men, study finds.
• Women face challenges with high-stakes exams, impacting academic performance.
• • PMS and exam stress cited as barriers for female students at Oxford and Cambridge.
  • Oxbridge men outperform women, except at other universities.
  • Cambridge theology shows a 43-point gender gap favoring men.
  • Experts suggest assessment changes to balance gender attainment.
  • Gender gap strategy aims for closure by 2030 at Oxford and Cambridge.