Groups Affected By Inequalities Guide Flashcards
What is inequality?
Inequality is the difference between groups or individuals.
Who faces which sides of inequality?
White men are privileged in society while women and BAME individuals are disadvantaged due to gender or race.
What is intersectionality?
Intersectionality is where a person is part of two or more groups that face inequality.
What is the motherhood penalty?
The motherhood penalty is where a father is paid more than a mother.
Which parent is more likely to take time off work for caring?
Women are more likely to go part time or take career breaks for caring responsibilities, deepening the already existing motherhood penalty.
How many women are out of work compared to men for caring?
There are currently 1.5million women out of work for caring responsibilities compared to 230,000 men.
Why are women more likely to give up work for caring?
Women are more likely to give up work for caring because of the societal expectations that are placed onto women when it comes to having children, and on top of this, childcare costs are so high there isn’t an option for both parents to work in most families.
Which parent struggles more for full time employment due to caring?
Women make up 90% of lone parents who are struggling for full time employment due to caring responsibilities.
Why is part time not good for lone parents?
Part time wages also increase slower than full time wages and so there is a loss of income from the parents who are trying to balance employment and caring.
Why is women and caring responsibilities the most significant factor?
Women and caring responsibilities is the most significant factor because it stems into all of the other factors that effect women as if children and caring didn’t come into it then the other factors would not have as big of an impact.
Where in employment are women under-represented?
Women are especially under-represented in politics media, legal professions and business - all which are higher paying jobs.
How many of the FTSE 100 are women?
Only 9 of the FTSE 100 are women.
What did the BBC reveal about their salaries in 2018?
In 2018, the BBC revealed their salaries which showed men were paid more than women, the highest paid women being paid 9% less than the men within the company which equate to roughly £40,000 less per year.
Why do individualists think women are under-represented in high paying jobs?
Individualists see women as less ambitious and dedicated due to the chances of them becoming pregnant.
Why do collectivists think women are under-represented in high paying jobs?
Collectivists notice that there is an existing patriarchy that prevents women from entering higher paying jobs.
Why may hiring become difficult for women?
There is also an unconscious bias/deliberate discrimination which has come along with prejudicial views on women and their abilities.
How does old boy networks impact the hiring of women in high paying jobs?
There are restrictions for women trying to get into high paying jobs which can be relayed onto history and the ‘old boy networks’ used as an informal way of hiring, but also it related to childcare and the absences with would lead to.
How many women are paid under the Real Living Wage compared to men?
14% of women are paid below the Real Living Wage unlike 9% of men which could be relayed onto the fact that women work more commonly in the 5 C’s (cleaning, catering, clerical, caring and cashiering.
Why do individualists think women are over-represented in low paying jobs?
Individualists believe that women are over-represented in low paying jobs, specifically those included in the 5 C’s, due to personal choice.
Why do collectivists think women are over-represented in low paying jobs?
Collectivists believe that women are over-represented in low paying jobs, specifically those included in the 5 C’s, due to societies encouragements that women should take up these roles.
Why do individualists believe jobs within the 5 C’s are low paying?
Individualists believe that these low paying jobs have lower salaries because they are low skilled.
Why do collectivists believe jobs within the 5 C’s are low paying?
Collectivists believe that instead this it is a false rooted perception that these jobs are low skilled and instead are just deemed “lower” by others.
What is the difference in salary for male and female dominated jobs?
Distribution jobs are male dominant and are paid £2 more per hour than shop floor jobs which are more female dominant.
Why are low paying jobs more likely to cause inequality?
Low paying jobs are more likely to be a 0 hour contract which therefore would deepen the inequality, but still a 0 hour contract works better for parents than restricting full time hours that would require childcare.
Why would the rising cost of living affect women more?
Women are more commonly in low paying jobs and so would face a bigger struggle with the rising cost of living crisis, especially as they are more likely to face the burden of childcare costs.
What is Pink Tax and why does that deepen the effect of the rising cost of living on women?
Pink Tax is where products cost more for women because they are targeted towards them. On top of products such as shampoo and razors costing more for women, they also have to take on the costs of periods.
Why may women also suffer from extra costs?
Women may also be perceived as less knowledgeable on certain things, for example cars, and so may be more susceptible to scams during services.
Why may the rising cost of living trap women?
Women may become trapped in toxic relationships due to financial struggle and therefore endanger themselves to keep themselves out of poverty.
Why does Pink Tax not hold as big an influence as it is perceived to?
Buying female targeted products in a choice as the male targeted products do the same but are designed differently in appearance and are cheaper.
