GENDER EVIDENCE Flashcards
FAMILY LIFE
Warin et al
(Men)
“all-singing, all-dancing superdads”
Face pressure + teen demands
Seen as breadwinner
Provider + emotional support
FAMILY LIFE
Men
1/8 dads in UK work 60+ hours a week
89% of fathers are in employment
UK fathers work longest hours in Europe
INCOME + WEALTH
Oxfam
(Women)
Retired women earn 40% less income than retired men
Problem as women have longer life expectancy
INCOME + WEALTH
Women
Each year a mother is absent from work, future wages reduce by 5%
Women own 1% of world’s wealth
70% of people in minimum wage jobs are women
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Li + Divine
(Men)
Rates in part-time employment for Chinese + Indian men have doubled in last 10 years
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Heath + Li
(Men)
2nd generation South Asian groups in UK, men benifited more from upward mobility than women
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Li + Divine
(Women)
Women less likely to be upwardly mobile
More likely to be downwardly mobile than men
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Women
Young British Muslim women face employer discrimination for wearing hijab
HEALTH
Men
80% of those dependent on alcohol are men
HEALTH
ONS
(Men)
Rate of suicide is 3x more likely for men
HEALTH
Women
Live 4 years longer than men
EDUCATION
Men
White working-class boys are largest under-achieving group in education
4x more likely to be excluded from school
EDUCATION
Women
Girls in UK gain more A*-C GCSE grades than boys
WORK + EMPLOYMENT
ONS
(Men)
Men with children more likely to work
More men tend to work in professional sector- higher pay levels
WORK + EMPLOYMENT
Women
Up to 50,000 women are sacked each year for being pregnant
440,000 women lose on pay/promotion for being pregnant
Self-employed women earn 40% less than men
