Gender Inequality (workplace) Fem Disadvantage Flashcards
Adkins
Found evidence of horizontal and vertical segregation in the workplace disadvantaging the roles of women. In theme parks males worked as ride operators whilst women worked in catering. In these roles women faced regular sexual harassment from other staff and customers.
Fawcett society
The gender pay gap stands at 13.7% in 2019 - In 2015 is was 13.9% showing that the gap has closed but only slightly - Meaning there is little or no change occuring. For every £1 a man earns a woman earns 86p…that equates to 2 months of ‘free labour’ every year. Although in previous years the pay gap reduce, it has not improved since 2015.
Laura bates everyday sexism project
In the UK parliament men outnumber women by 4 to 1. Also only 18 out of 108 High Court Judges are female.
Who
Adkins, fawcett Society, Laura bates , sports think tank .com
Sports think tank.com
In the top UK leagues from both genders it can be seen that this pattern isn’t restricted to individual cases. Male Premier League players would earn £772 per minute if they were to play every minute of a regular season (based on the average wage of the league). Doing the same calculation of the FA Women’s Super League, the result is just £16.72 for female players.
