Assignment Flashcards
Aim one
To investigate to what extent is the gender pay gap impacting the UK economy?
Aim Two
To investigate to what extent is the gender skill gap impacting the UK economy?
Aim Three
To investigate to what extent has gender inequality been tackled in the UK economy
Intro
This report will investigate if gender inequality is holding the UK economy back. The aims of this report are:
I chose this topic as it links to the social inequalities’ unit where both economic inequality and social inequality such as gender inequality are studied.
1.1
women are around three times more likely to be in part time work than men. Part time jobs are typically poorer paying with less chances for career growth and advancement.
1.2
The report also states that Women are 50% more likely than men to work in low paying jobs.
1.3
In April 2014 women in full time work earned £96 less per week than men.
1.4 conclusion
Overall, this demonstrates that the gender pay gap is impacting the UK economy as evidence largely shows that women are on average lower paid and trapped in low paid work which has a further negative impact on the economy.
2.1
closing the gender skill gap in STEM industries could give the UK economy a 2% boost, equal to around £55 billion.
2.2
organisations in the top quarter for gender equality are around a fifth more likely to be more profitable than those in the bottom quarter.
2.3
two which shows that 37% of women are overqualified and over skilled in their job. For example, 20% of women in low paid work have a degree.
2.4 Conclusion
Overall, this demonstrates that the gender skill gap is impacting the UK economy to a significant extent as women’s skills are being underutilised in the workforce leading to inefficiencies and losses in the economy.
3.1
The gender equality debate shows that the gender pay gap is almost zero for millennials in full time work.
3.2
many measures have been taken to address gender inequality in the UK such as the abolition of the tampon tax.
3.3
that Female participation in the private sector is now equal to male eligible employees at 85%.
3.4 Conclusion
Overall, this shows that changes are being made in the U.K. economy to address gender inequality. The evidence demonstrates that the UK economy is gradually becoming more equal regarding gender and holding the UK economy back to a lesser extent.
Why source 1
This method was chosen as it contains recent data from 2019 on the state of gender equality in the U.K. workforce. As the data was collated in 2019 it is largely still relevant, and it is the most recent source of government data due to COVID 19.
Source one advantage one
One advantage of the government report is that it is an official government document which makes it useful as it was produced to provide the public and organisations which accurate data and information about the state of gender inequality in the UK. This means that with the source is unlikely to lie or exaggerate as is not attempting to persuade or convince readers of the report to adopt a certain view.
Source one advantage two
A second advantage to this method is that all the sources are listed in the document which gives the report helpful background information and shows that the facts and figures are true and reliable. The list of sources also allows for further research to be carried out from this resource which makes it more useful. It makes it clear that the data has come from genuine research and has allowed me to cross reference the information in the report.
Source one disadvantage one
One disadvantage of this report is that it was commissioned by Penny Mordant who is involved in the cover up of the party gate scandal which degrades the reliability of the source as it was produced by someone known to publicly lie and cover up evidence. The fact that the person who commissioned the report has been found to lie means that they could have lied during this report which makes it less reliable.
Source one disadvantage two
second disadvantage to the report is that it was produced by a government linked to a political party. This means that the evidence could have a bias to make the government look like it is tackling the issue better than it is. The report may have withheld certain information which shows the government is failing to tackle gender inequality, and in modern studies it is vital to get the full picture of data and information available.
Source one improvement
When using this method again I would check the statistics against older government reports to see what progress has been made. This would allow for comparisons between data to be made which would improve my research.
Source two reason
This method was chosen as the book contains a range of information and data on several aspects of gender inequality in the U.K. I also chose this method as the book was available in my school library making it a convenient source of information.
Source two advantage one
One advantage of this method is that the book collates information and data from a range of sources such as different newspaper reports and articles from experts. This has allowed me cross reference information which ensures a high degree of accuracy. The range of sources included also allowed for me to investigate the different impacts of gender inequality on the economy which boosted the quality of my research by letting me be selective about the parts of the source I use.