Equality In The Work Place: Do Men Still Rule?

EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE: DO MEN STILL RULE? WHEN THE WOMEN OF DAGENHAM'S FORD FACTORY DOWNED TOOLS IN 1968, THEY HAD JUST ONE GOAL DRIVING THEM ON - TO BE PAID THE SAME AS THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS. 45 YEARS ON AND THANKS TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT, THE DAGENHAM WOMEN CAN PROUDLY CLAIM TO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO WORKING CONDITIONS. BUT CAN WOMEN REALLY EXPECT A FAIR DEAL OR ARE THEY STILL LAGGING BEHIND MEN AND VICTIMS OF INEQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE? OVERALL EMPLOYMENT. TTTTTTI M 15.6M 13.6M MEN WOMEN =1 MILLION MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYMENT. 2 FULL TIME FEMALES ARE CLOSING THE SALARY GAP, THE AVERAGE RISING TO £12 PER HOUR 70% 30% MEN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. ON AVERAGE 17% OF WOMEN WORKING FULL-TIME EARN LESS PER HOUR THAN MEN WORKING FULL TIME 13.58m 7.68m MEN WOMEN . PART TIME EMPLOYMENT 38% NO. OF WOMEN WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO WORK PART TIME 2.01m 5.86m MEN WOMEN OCCUPATIONAL SECTORS . 5 68% ENGINEERING WOMEN 94.5% IN THE TEACHING 32% INDUSTRY MEN MEN 5.5% WOMEN ARCHITECTURE 30.5% 87.6% MEN MEN 69.5% 12.4% WOMEN WOMEN HEALTHCARE 52.9% MEN WOMEN MEN 25% 75% 47.1% % IN THE ADMIN/SECRETARIAL INDUSTRY WOMEN MEDIA SOURCES PRODUCED FOR CANTER LEVIN & BERG SOLICTORS BY WEBREVOLVE 1. http://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/tucfiles/womenspay.pdf 2. http://ukfeminista.org.uk/take-action/facts-and-statistics-on-gender-inequality/ 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17287275 Canter Levin & Berg Solicitors 4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17287275 5. http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05170 webrevo lve