UK - Gender Inequaluties

Question 1

Evidence of wealth inequalities in gender?

Answer 1

Glass ceiling ( women can’t climb promotion ladder usually senior management role)
73% women felt that barriers still exist for those seeking senior management and board level positions.
Women are more likely to suffer from poverty as they get paid less , have to take career breaks and are more likely to be a lone parent.
Average gender pay gap was 15.7% which is around £5000 a year. Women under represented in high paying jobs and over represented in the 5cs.

Question 2

What are the 5cs?

Answer 2

Clerical
Cleaning
Catering
Care
Cashiering.

Question 3

What is the governments response to gender inequality in wealth? (3)

Answer 3

Sex discrimination act 1975 - cant award job based on gender
Equal pay act 1970
Employment protection act - illegal to sack women because of pregnancy or childbirth.

Question 4

What are health inequalities in gender?

Answer 4

Men are four times more likely to commit suicide because they find in difficult to talk.
Women have a higher rate of illness but they go to the doctors more often when something is wrong.
Women have a longer life expectancy because men more likely to take risks=
Drive fast, violence, dangerous jobs
Only 1 % of Breast cancer patients are male.
Testicular cancer is male only.

Question 5

What has the governments response been to health inequalities in gender?

Answer 5

Well man and well women clinics aimed to provide checkups and advice.