ABSTRACT
How do Scottish girls compare to those in other countries in their chances of higher education? The question has relevance beyond the boundaries of a small country on the windy northern fringes of Europe because, strangely, the Scottish education system has offered greater opportunities for girls than might be expected from a country whose best-known churchman, John Knox, is still remembered for his blast against 'the monstrous regiment of women' and in which a distinguished, well-travelled, twentiethcentury author, Naomi Mitchison, detected a 'curious deep anti-feminism'.
