Political Developments: The Dagenham Strike

Question 1

What was the position of women when Labour came in to power in 1964?

Answer 1

They still mostly ran the house and looked after their children

Question 2

What happened in Dagenham? What year?

Answer 2

1968 Dagenham Strike

Question 3

Why did the Dagenham women go on strike?

Answer 3

They wanted more equal pay to men

Question 4

What percentage of men’s wages were women paid in Dagenham compared to other factories?

Answer 4

85% of men’s wages when other places got 92% of men’s wages

Question 5

What factory did the women work at?

Answer 5

Ford Factory in Dagenham

Question 6

How long did the Strike last and how much did it cost Ford?

Answer 6

Lasted 3 weeks and cost Ford £8 Million

Question 7

What book inspired more second wave feminism in Britain?

Answer 7

Betty Friedans The Feminine Mystique

Question 8

What was the problem with the wage increase the female Dagenham workers wanted?

Answer 8

It was a 7% increase, 2 times as much of the 3.5% increase allowed

Question 9

What Act did the Dagenham Strike result in?

Answer 9

Equal Pay Act 1970

Question 10

What did the Equal Pay Act 1970 do?

Answer 10

Made it so that women were to be paid the same as men for a job they do

Question 11

What year would the act come in to force?

Answer 11

1975

Question 12

What was a limitation of the Equal Pay Act?

Answer 12

Employers found ways around equal pay

Question 13

Name a deed in relation to pay created from the first National Women’s Liberation Conference?

Answer 13

Equal pay

Question 14

What other act for more female equality was made in 1970?

Answer 14

Matrimonial Property Act 1970

Question 15

What did the Matrimonial Property Act say?

Answer 15

Work of a wife in employment or housing taken in to account in divorce settlements

Question 16

What was a benefit in terms of the EEC for passing the 1970 Equal Pay Act?

Answer 16

It was more aligned with EEC policies