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How has Gender Equality Developed in Britain? Flashcards

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When was the first ever petition for Women’s Suffrage handed to Parliament?

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1866 - the Fawcett Society, the first ever petition for Women’s Suffrage handed to Parliament

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What are the 7 Strands of Gender Equality?

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  • Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health
  • Violence against Women
  • Home and Family
  • Education
  • Work
  • Political Representation
  • Women at the Top
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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 1866

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  • abortion outlawed by the offences against the Person Act 1861
  • consent set between 10-12
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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 1877

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Annie Besant and Charles Bradlough trialed for obscene libel for publishing book about contraceptives

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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 1885

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age of consent raised to 15

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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 1961

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  • contraceptive pill became available on NHS
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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 1967

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Abortion Act gives women abortion rights within certain conditions

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Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health: 2019

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abortion and same sex marriage legalised in Northern Island

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Violence against Women: 1866

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  • rape within marriage doesn’t exist

- a man owns his wife and children and can use force to control them

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Violence against Women: 1891

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the right to use corporal punishment on a wife is removed

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Violence against Women: 1895

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City of London bylaw makes it illegal to hit your wife between 10pm an 7am so you’re not too loud and don’t wake people up

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Violence against Women: 1971

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Refuge charity opens up 1st sage house, Chiswick, for women and children fleeing domestic abuse

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Violence against Women: 1985

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  • Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985 makes female genital mutilation a crime
  • The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 and The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act (Scotland) 2005 extended the legislation to cover acts committed by UK nationals outside the UK’s borders
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Violence against Women: 2004

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Domestic Violence, Crime, and Victims Act makes assault an arrest able offence

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Violence against Women: 2014

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Clare’s Law is introduced allowing police to disclose details of an abusive partner’s past

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Violence against Women: 2016

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  • on average, 2 women a week killed each yr by a current or former male partner
  • reported incidents of domestic violence have increased by 31% since 2013
  • 137,000+ women in England and Wales are already living with the consequences of FGM
  • 107,104 violence against women crimes are reported a yr
  • violence against Muslims is increasing, with Muslim women particularly likely to be targeted
  • Recl@im the Internet is establish to tackle misogony and sexism online
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Home and Family: 1866

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a married women and all she owns belongs to her husband

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Home and Family: 1925

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the Law of Property Act allows husband and wife to inherit property equally

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Home and Family: 1945

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child benefit of 5 shillings / week per child (Family Allowances Act)

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Home and Family: 1986

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Bastardy Act gives illegitimate + legitimate children same legal status

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Home and Family: 2002

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  • homosexual unmarried partners allowed to adopt children
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Education: 1869

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1st women’s college, Girton College, Cambridge, founded by Emily Davies

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Education: 1871

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Newham College, Cambridge, co-founded by Millicent Fawcett

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Education: 1878

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  • University of London becomes 1st UK university to accept men and women on equal terms
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Education: 1880

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4 women graduate from University of London

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Education: 1993

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equality in higher education enrolment reached

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Work: 1888

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  • 1,400 women at Bryant and May go on strike for wages and working conditions
  • Women’s Trade Union League secures 1st successful equal pay resolution at Trade Union Congress
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Work: 1914-18

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Women’s employment reaches 46-7%

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Work: 1968

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  • Ford Dagenham strike - leads to Equal Pay Act 1970
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Work: 1973

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Women allowed to join London Stock Exchange

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Work: 1975

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Sex Discrimination Act makes it illegal to discriminate in work, education, and training

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Work: 1999

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Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations make it illegal to discriminate against a transgender person

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Women at the Top: 1865

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Elizabeth Garrrett Anderson 1st Englishwoman to be openly recognised as a surgeon

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Women at the Top: 1865

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Elizabeth Garrrett Anderson 1st Englishwoman to be openly recognised as a surgeon

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Women at the Top: 1922

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Dr Ivy Williams 1st woman to be-called-awarded the degree of Dr of Civil Law

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Women at the Top: 1929

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Margaret Bonesfield becomes 1st British Female Cabinet Minister

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Women at the Top: 1973

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Sybil Phoenix is 1st black woman ti be given an MBE

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Women at the Top: 2015

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  • Libby Lane - 1st female Bishop to C of E
  • Bobbie Cheena - Grubb Q.C., 1st Asian woman to be a High Court Judge
  • Major General Susan Ridge - 1st female Senior Office in the B.A.
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Political Representation: 1907

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women can be elected into borough and county councils and be elected mayor

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Political Representation: 1918

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  • women 30+ with certain property qualifications can vote

- Constance Markievicz becomes 1st woman elected in Parliament

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Political Representation: 1928

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  • women given universal suffrage ons are terms as men
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Political Representation: 1958

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  • Life Peenages Act entitles women to sit in House of Lords
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Political Representation: 1979

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Margaret Thatcher 1st female PM

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Political Representation: 2015

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  • Harbajan Kaur Dheer becomes 1st Asian women elected Mayor in Ealing

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