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
