1. Gender Inequalities Revision

2. Childcare  Women still seen as primary carers – this is an obstacle the government need to help women overcome  Forces women out of careers and into lower paid part time work (evidence of women in part-time work could be inserted here)  Move into work in the 5 Cs  Flexible working regulations 2003 and update in 2009 aimed at helping women  Childcare voucher schemes to make childcare more affordable  Women still seen as primary carers – this is an obstacle the government need to help women overcome  Forces women out of careers and into lower paid part time work (evidence of women in part-time work could be inserted here)  Move into work in the 5 Cs  Flexible working regulations 2003 and update in 2009 aimed at helping women  Childcare voucher schemes to make childcare more affordable

3. Pay Gap  Equal Pay Act – Do women now receive the same pay as men?  Evidence of pay gap (Fawcett Society evidence) but how it is at its lowest levels – evidence of this  NWM should help women as they tend to be in lowest paid jobs  Same goes for government decision to move bottom rate of income tax to £10,000  Equal Pay Act – Do women now receive the same pay as men?  Evidence of pay gap (Fawcett Society evidence) but how it is at its lowest levels – evidence of this  NWM should help women as they tend to be in lowest paid jobs  Same goes for government decision to move bottom rate of income tax to £10,000

4. Types of jobs  Glass ceiling – discuss  Sex and Power Report – Women missing from top jobs  Evidence of glass ceiling cracking with women more and more getting into top jobs, more female millionaires etc  Equality Act 2010 allows employers to favour under-represented groups in the workplace such as women in job interviews.  Glass ceiling – discuss  Sex and Power Report – Women missing from top jobs  Evidence of glass ceiling cracking with women more and more getting into top jobs, more female millionaires etc  Equality Act 2010 allows employers to favour under-represented groups in the workplace such as women in job interviews.

5. Discrimination  Discrimination should be illegal – Sexual Discrimination Act way back in the 1970s  Females still discriminated against today though, although the situation has much improved  Numbers sacked for being pregnant, difficulty in breaking into politics  Discrimination is not as direct as it was – but women still are ‘punished’ for being mothers as they often can’t work the long hours needed to gain promotion to some of the top jobs  Birmingham City Council case study – female orientated jobs like cleaning were not deemed of equal value to some male jobs like street sweeping  Discrimination should be illegal – Sexual Discrimination Act way back in the 1970s  Females still discriminated against today though, although the situation has much improved  Numbers sacked for being pregnant, difficulty in breaking into politics  Discrimination is not as direct as it was – but women still are ‘punished’ for being mothers as they often can’t work the long hours needed to gain promotion to some of the top jobs  Birmingham City Council case study – female orientated jobs like cleaning were not deemed of equal value to some male jobs like street sweeping