Social Developments: Change and Continuity for Women in Society Flashcards
What question was there for women getting equal pay?
If they should be given equal pay for doing the same amount of work as men or just by being in the same job
What percentage of mens wages were women’s wages in the 1980s?
60%
What developments were there for women’s wages by 1990?
They were 66% that of men’s wages
What happened to women’s wage equality progress after 1990?
It slowed down
What change was there for women in trade unions?
They started to be more involved in them
What limitation was there to women being more involved with Trade Unions by 1990 compared to 1979?
Trade Union membership had gone down from 13 million in 1979 to 7 million in 1990
What did Lawson introduce for marriage couples’ taxes?
Made it so that men and women in a marriage would be taxed separately
How was Lawson’s marriage tax reform a development for women?
It meant women were properly recognised as an individual in a marriage
Which 2 universities started to accept female students in the 1980s?
Oxford and Cambridge
Why was the university development for Cambridge and Oxford not a large change?
Most universities already accepted women
What percentage of all university students were female by the mid-1990s?
51%
How many women had Thatcher had in her cabinet?
1
When did Thatcher have a woman in her cabinet from?
October 1981 to April 1982
How many women did John Major have in his cabinet?
2
What development was there for women in the House of Commons?
Betty Boothroyd became Head of the House of Commons
When did Betty Boothroyd become Head of the House of Commons?
1992
What development was there for women in the Church of England?
They started to allow female priests
When did the Church of England start to allow female priests?
1994
What positive development was there for crimes in marriage? When?
Rape in marriage became illegal in 1994
What percentage of women were in employment in 1993?
68%
What percentage of women were in employment by 2001?
70%
How much money were single mothers given a week in 1993?
£28 a week
Which organisation forced Britain to make many reforms for the benefit of women?
The EU
Name a demand the EU wanted Britain to fulfil in 1994
Giving women 14 weeks maternity leave
How many weeks maternity leave would women be given if they had worked somewhere for more than 2 years?
28 weeks maternity leave.
