Unti Assesment

Question 1

What is meant by a glass ceiling

Answer 1

A glass ceiling is an invisible batter that women phase when seeking promotions to top jobs

Question 2

How much difference was the men and women pay gap

Answer 2

In 2017 there was a pay gap of 18.4%

Question 3

What laws were put in place to prevent pay gap

Answer 3

Equal pay act 1970
• made it illegal to pay women less then men for the same job

Sex discrimination act 1975
• made it illegal to discriminate against women in terms of employment promotion and harassment

Equal opportunity commission EOC 1975
• introduced same time as sex discrimination In 2006 EOC was incorporated into the equality and human rights commission

Question 4

What evidence is there that the gender inequalities have been reduced

Answer 4

• a report in 2009 by the university of Cambridge there are more women than men in high status jobs like medicine and law
• more women are employed than ever before in 2014 there was almost as many women working as men
• pay gap is falling was at its lowest ever for full time
• there are many successful women out in society eg Nicola sturgeon
• the number of female mps have rose from 208 to 220