Groups impacted by social inequalities

Question 1

According to the sustainable development goals women work 70% of the world’s working hours yet earn what % of the worlds income?

Answer 1

10%

Question 2

It is legal for companies to pay women less than men?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Men are what x more likely to be in the highest paid jobs like management?

Answer 3

2x

Question 4

Women in full time work on average earn how much less a week?

Answer 4

£100

Question 5

What % of people in charge of the UKs largest companies are women?

Answer 5

35%

Question 6

What % of domestic abuse victims in the UK are female?

Answer 6

80%

Question 7

In Scotland the gender pay gap persists at what %?

Answer 7

10%

Question 8

In Scotland, for every £1 a man earns, a woman earns …

Answer 8

90p

Question 9

Women are disproportionately represented in lower paid employment - primarily the 5 Cs. The 5 Cs are …

Answer 9

Caring, Cashiering, Catering, Cleaning and Clerical

Question 10

According to Close the Gap in 2021 the pay gap for FULL time work was what?

Answer 10

6.6%

Question 11

Females outperform men at all levels of education but this does not translate into the labour market?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

On average how many weeks maternity leave does a mother take?

Answer 12

39 weeks

Question 13

Men are entitled to two weeks paternity leave but how many men in the UK actually take this?

Answer 13

1/3rd

Question 14

What % of part time workers in the UK are female?

Answer 14

75%

Question 15

41% of women who are in employment are on part time contracts in comparison to what % of men?

Answer 15

13%

Question 16

The Ambition and Gender at work report found that what % of women felt that barriers existed when seeking promoted positions?

Answer 16

73%

Question 17

The gender pay gap in the banking and financial industry is what %

Answer 17

42%

Question 18

How many more women than men can’t work because of their caring responsibilities?

Answer 18

1 million

Question 19

What % of public spending is dedicated specifically to reproductive health and childbirth?

Answer 19

2.1%

Question 20

How many women in the UK will experience a reproductive or gynaecological issue in the UK?

Answer 20

1 in 3

Question 21

Women in pain are less likely to be prescribed painkillers by their GP yet what % of people experiencing chronic pain are women?

Answer 21

70%

Question 22

Whilst women are perceived to be low risk for cardiovascular diseases this is actually the main cause of death for women?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The Equality and Human Rights convention found that how many new mothers in the UK are forced out of their jobs every year?

Answer 23

54,000

Question 24

What % of carers in Scotland are women?

Answer 24

50-60%

Question 25

In 2021-2022 how many domestic abuse cases were there in Scotland?

Answer 25

64,807

Question 26

4 in 5 domestic abuse incidents had a female victim and a male perpetrator (81%)

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What % of all domestic abuse incidents occurred within the victims home?

Answer 27

89%

Question 28

Single female pensioners have a poverty rate that is 5% higher than single male pensioners. The rate of poverty for single female pensioners is ...

Answer 28

27%

Question 29

What is the poverty rate for minority ethnic children in Scotland?

Answer 29

48%

Question 30

The maternal mortality rate is ____x higher for Black women

Answer 30

4

Question 31

What is the most common type of hate crime that is reported in Scotland?

Answer 31

Race related hate crime

Question 32

In Scotland Bangladeshi men are 4x more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes?

Answer 32

True

Question 33

How many charges were there in Scotland in 2021-2022 for racially motivated hate crimes?

Answer 33

3,107

Question 34

According to MentalHealth.org, how many men reported turning to alcohol in times of stress?

Answer 34

1/3

Question 35

According to gov.scot 2022 mental health services and resources for men were under sought and under utilised.

Answer 35

True

Question 35

In the most affluent areas in Glasgow such as Jordanhill and Hillhead women have an average life expectancy of 83.8 years whist men have the average life expectancy of?

Answer 35

78

Question 36

What percentage of employed men in the UK are on part-time contracts?

Answer 36

13% of employed men are on part-time contracts.

Question 37

What percentage of employed women in the UK are on part-time contracts?

Answer 37

41% of employed women are on part-time contracts.

Question 38

How much more do men earn on average than women in the banking and finance sectors?

Answer 38

Men earn 42% more than women in the banking and finance sectors.

Question 39

How much less do Pakistani employees earn on average compared to White British employees in the UK?

Answer 39

Pakistani employees earn 16.9% less than White British employees.