Groups Flashcards
1
Q
Women, gender pay gap
A
Globally women work the majority of the worlds working hours (70%), yet are paid 10% of the worlds income
2
Q
Men, suicide
A
Men are 3x as likely to commit suicide than women
3
Q
Women, domestic abuse
A
In Scotland 4 out of 5 cases of domestic abuse have a female victim and a male perpatrator
4
Q
Ethnic minorities, hate crime
A
from 2021-2022 there were over 3,000 charges of racial hate crime, however many cases would have gone on unreported
5
Q
Women, glass ceiling
A
In the UK women take 39 weeks of maternity leave, while men can only take 2 weeks of paternity leave but 1/3rd of men don’t take this time off
6
Q
Children, high poverty rates
A
Poverty rate for children 24%,
Poverty rate for OAPs 15%
