Social Developments: Developments for Women in Work Flashcards
What is the EOC?
Equal Opportunities Commission
Who did the EOC work closer with in the 1980s?
Trade Unions
What was significant about closer cooperation between the EOC and Trade Unions?
It showed that job discrimination was less likely
How did Thatcher change the 1970 Equal Pay Act?
Women would only get pay equal to men if they did work of comparable value
What did the 1986 Sex Discrimination Act do?
Extended anti-discrimination laws to small businesses
Why did Thatcher increase taxes for married couples?
So that husbands and wives could be seen as separate individuals in society
What was created in 1989 in relation to married couples?
A married couples allowance
What did the married couples allowance allow wealthier families to do?
Write the earnings from investments in the name of their wife
What would happen if investment earnings were written in the name of a wife?
Taxes would be lower on the earnings
How can it be seen that Thatcher was forced to implement these reforms?
It was imposed by the European Council
Why did the European Council impose reforms to equal opportunities?
So that Britain’s laws were more aligned with the rest of Europe
