Mods

Question 1

Successes of the Equality Act

Answer 1

delivers greater equality of opportunity
92% of listed authorities had published some infor about the protected characteristics of their staff
93% of listed authorities had published info about the composition of their staff

Question 2

Define Relative Poverty?

Answer 2

60% of the UK median income
doing without a holiday
not being able to save £10 a month
not being able to replace a broken household appliance

Question 3

What are the effects of interrupted employment on women?

Answer 3

long periods out of work can result in women having low confidence and outdated skills
the bigger the interrupted employment record, the fewer pension contributions

Question 4

Failures of the Equality Act

Answer 4

Women are still more likely to live in poverty
women are still facing health inequalities
members of the BAME community continue to face discrimination
2/3 of organisations were unaware of the act
Smaller businesses said they joined with different to get info on equality issues

Question 5

What are the 3 main causes of terrorism?

Answer 5

religious ideals
social or political injustice reasoning
conflict

Question 6

What are the UN agencies doing in response to the Syria conflict?

Answer 6

WFP helping >1.5 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Iraq and Turkey
UNHCR provides basic and essential humanitarian aid

Question 7

Why are the UN agencies efforts so ineffective?

Answer 7

Almost bankrupt
Income in 2015 was 10% less than in 2014
Current global humanitarian aid is $19.52 billion but they have only raised $7.25 billion
Food stamps in Lebanon & Jordan have been cut, refugee families given $13.50 a month for food
Healthcare centres closed down

Question 8

What percentage of refugees did Germany accept?

and Sweden?

Answer 8

G= 42%

S=77%

Question 9

Impact of ceasefire in Syria?

Answer 9

Violence intensified despite the ceasefire

Staffan de Mistura said a partial truce agreed in febuary was “barely alive”