Gender and Work & Employment

Question 1

Fawcett Society (2013)

Answer 1

• Self-employed women earn 40% less than self-employed men.
• In private business sector the gender pa gap is 24.8% compared to the public sector that is 17%
• Women make up 20.4% of directors of FTSE 100 boards and just 10% of the UK bank CEO’s are women.

Question 2

UK Feminista

Answer 2

30,000 women are sacked each year for being pregnant and 440,000 women lose out on a pay or promotion as a result of pregnancy

Question 3

ONS (2013)

Answer 3

Men make up a majority of workers in the top 10% of earners for all employee’s but the gap is lower for those under 30.