WOMEN + SOCIAL MOBILITY

Question 1

what does LI and Devine argue?

Answer 1

women are still less likely to be upwardly mobile and more likely to be dowardly mobile than men

Question 2

What did Heath and Li find about gender and ethnicity mobility?

Answer 2

• black Caribbean men 39.3%
• Chinese women 46.8%
• black Caribbean women 67.3%
• Chinese men 56.9%
  (upward motion)

Question 3

according to 2014 global gender gap report which countries are the best of how well thy divide resources and opportunities between the genders?

Answer 3

• Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden at top and Britain at 26th place

Question 4

what did savage find about social mobility?

Answer 4

• men were 40% more likely to climb the ladder than women

Question 5

how much has black Caribbean women experienced fall in full time employment compared to white women?

Answer 5

15-20%

Question 6

what has surveys of young British Muslim women highlighted?

Answer 6

• employer discrimination has been significant barrier to employment for those who wear the hijab or niqab and ignores their high levels of graduate and post graduate qualifications.