1. Current Issues of Sex Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Eileen Lavery Head of Strategic Enforcement Division Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Current Issues of Sex Discrimination in Northern Ireland

2. Legislation Equal Pay Act 1970 Sex Discrimination Order 1976
Gender Reassignment 1999

3. Sex discrimination is unlawful
Employment
Training
Education
Goods and services
Pay

4. Sexual Harassment Maternity Rights
Unwanted or uninvited sexual conduct which
affects the dignity of women or men at work
Maternity Rights
Not to be subject to unfair treatment on grounds of pregnancy, childbirth or maternity
Not to be singled out for redundancy

5. Equal Pay A right to equal pay in:
work which is the same or broadly similar
work rated as equivalent
work which is different but of equal value

6. Women in the Labour Market
Economic Activity
65.2% Women
75.1% Men
Education 5 x A-C (GCSE)
74% Girls
60% Boys
Part-Time Employees
38% Women
8% Men

7. Gender and Pay Full Time average weekly wage £438 Men £385 Women (87%)
Public Sector V Private Sector
Part-Time penalty

8. Sex Discrimination ECNI Enquiries 2007/08 624 2008/09 785
2007/
2008/
2009/To Date 601

9. Issue of Sex Discrimination
Pregnancy and maternity (including redundancy)
Sexual Harassment
Equal Pay

10. Judith Hitch and Richenda McAleenan
Pregnancy & Maternity
Judith Hitch and Richenda McAleenan

11. Sexual Harassment
Gillian O’Rourke
Jacinta Mackie
Shauna Grieve

12. Equal Pay
Pamela McMullan

13. Head of Strategic Enforcement Division
Eileen Lavery
Head of Strategic Enforcement Division
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
7-9 Shaftesbury Square