Gender Inequality: Impact & Government
responses Questions & Answers
Equality gAct g2010 g- gprotects gpeople gfrom gdiscrimination g& gwider gsociety gin gan gattempt gto greduce
ginequalities. gReplaced gprevious ganti--discrimination glaws gwith ga gsingle gAct, gmaking glaw geasier gto
gcomprehend g& gstrengthening gprotection gin gsome gsituations. gStates gthat git's gunlawful gto gdiscriminate
ganyone gbecause gof: ggender, gethnicity, gdisability, gage, getc.
HOWEVER, ggender gpay ggap gstill gexists. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gprotects gcitizens gagainst gmany gsituations
gincluding gthe gworkplace, geducation, gusing gpublic gservices g& gbuying gor grenting gproperty.
E.g. gapproximately gtwo gfifths gof gbusinesses ghave ga glack gof gknowledge gon gthis gact g& gwomen gmore
glikely gto gearn g£300,000 gless gthan gmen gover gtheir gentire gworking glives.
NMW g- gintroduced gto gdecrease gincome ginequality, gchild gpoverty gand gburden gon gthe gstate gto gprovide
gin gwork gbenefits. g
However, gover g1 gmillion greceive gNMW gwith ghighest gproportion gbeing gwomen g& gethnic gminorities gfear
gthat git gencourages gfirms gto gkeep gmore gworkers gon glowest gband gof gwages. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gbenefited g2
gmillion gworkers gwith g75% gbeing gwomen gand gethnic gminorities.
E.g. gONS gstatistics, gmen gworking gfull gtime gearned gmore gthan gwomen gas gthey greceived g£567 gper gweek
gin gApril g2015 gcompared gto g£471.
2006 gGender gEquality gDuty g- grequires ggender gto gbe gconsidered gby gall gpublic gbodies gwhen gdeciding
gpolicy. gRequires gmore gthan gequal gtreatment gto gmen g& gwomen g& gpublic gbodies gmust gpromote g& gtake
gaction gto gbring ggender gequality. g
HOWEVER, gglass gceiling gstill gpreventing gwomen gclimbing gup gthe gcorporate gladder gdespite gtheir
geducational gexperience. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gGED gwon gimportant gvictory gfor gwomen's gsector gin g2007 gwhen
gRape gCrisis gUK gused gGED gto gpersuade glocal gauthorities gto gclose gdown ga glocal glap gdancing gclub.
E.g. gThe gSex gand gPower gReport gclaimed ga gglass gceiling gexists gwith g5,600 gless gwomen gin gtop gpad gjobs
gthan gthere gshould gbe.
Maternity g& gPaternity gLeave/Pay g- gensure gemployment grights gare ggranted gwhen gon gmaternity gleave.
gLegislation gensure gwomen gentitled gto g52 gweeks gstatutory gleave gwith gstatutory gpay gbeing gpaid gfor g39
gweeks. gFather galso gguaranteed gopportunity gto gtake gpaid gleave gon gbirth gof gtheir gkids.
HOWEVER, ghasn't gdone gmuch gto gbenefit gwomen. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gthe gright gto gpay grises, gholiday
gentitlement gand gright gto greturn gto gwork. g
E.g. gThe gFawcett gSociety gestimated gthat geach gyear g440,000 gwomen gfail gto gsecure gpromotion gdue gto
gpregnancy.
responses Questions & Answers
Equality gAct g2010 g- gprotects gpeople gfrom gdiscrimination g& gwider gsociety gin gan gattempt gto greduce
ginequalities. gReplaced gprevious ganti--discrimination glaws gwith ga gsingle gAct, gmaking glaw geasier gto
gcomprehend g& gstrengthening gprotection gin gsome gsituations. gStates gthat git's gunlawful gto gdiscriminate
ganyone gbecause gof: ggender, gethnicity, gdisability, gage, getc.
HOWEVER, ggender gpay ggap gstill gexists. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gprotects gcitizens gagainst gmany gsituations
gincluding gthe gworkplace, geducation, gusing gpublic gservices g& gbuying gor grenting gproperty.
E.g. gapproximately gtwo gfifths gof gbusinesses ghave ga glack gof gknowledge gon gthis gact g& gwomen gmore
glikely gto gearn g£300,000 gless gthan gmen gover gtheir gentire gworking glives.
NMW g- gintroduced gto gdecrease gincome ginequality, gchild gpoverty gand gburden gon gthe gstate gto gprovide
gin gwork gbenefits. g
However, gover g1 gmillion greceive gNMW gwith ghighest gproportion gbeing gwomen g& gethnic gminorities gfear
gthat git gencourages gfirms gto gkeep gmore gworkers gon glowest gband gof gwages. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gbenefited g2
gmillion gworkers gwith g75% gbeing gwomen gand gethnic gminorities.
E.g. gONS gstatistics, gmen gworking gfull gtime gearned gmore gthan gwomen gas gthey greceived g£567 gper gweek
gin gApril g2015 gcompared gto g£471.
2006 gGender gEquality gDuty g- grequires ggender gto gbe gconsidered gby gall gpublic gbodies gwhen gdeciding
gpolicy. gRequires gmore gthan gequal gtreatment gto gmen g& gwomen g& gpublic gbodies gmust gpromote g& gtake
gaction gto gbring ggender gequality. g
HOWEVER, gglass gceiling gstill gpreventing gwomen gclimbing gup gthe gcorporate gladder gdespite gtheir
geducational gexperience. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gGED gwon gimportant gvictory gfor gwomen's gsector gin g2007 gwhen
gRape gCrisis gUK gused gGED gto gpersuade glocal gauthorities gto gclose gdown ga glocal glap gdancing gclub.
E.g. gThe gSex gand gPower gReport gclaimed ga gglass gceiling gexists gwith g5,600 gless gwomen gin gtop gpad gjobs
gthan gthere gshould gbe.
Maternity g& gPaternity gLeave/Pay g- gensure gemployment grights gare ggranted gwhen gon gmaternity gleave.
gLegislation gensure gwomen gentitled gto g52 gweeks gstatutory gleave gwith gstatutory gpay gbeing gpaid gfor g39
gweeks. gFather galso gguaranteed gopportunity gto gtake gpaid gleave gon gbirth gof gtheir gkids.
HOWEVER, ghasn't gdone gmuch gto gbenefit gwomen. g- gAnswer g- gE.g. gthe gright gto gpay grises, gholiday
gentitlement gand gright gto greturn gto gwork. g
E.g. gThe gFawcett gSociety gestimated gthat geach gyear g440,000 gwomen gfail gto gsecure gpromotion gdue gto
gpregnancy.
