Changes in Women's Employment
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1970 Equal Pay Act makes it illegal to pay…
Women less than men
1975 Sex Discrimination Act outlaws discrimination based on…
Sex and marital status in the workplace
The proportion of women in employment has risen from ___ in 1959 to ___ in 2007 and traditional ‘men's’ ____________
47%
70%
Jobs have declined
Since 1975, the _______ between men and women has fallen from _________
Pay gap
30% to 17%
Some women are breaking through the _________ - the invisible barrier that _________________
Glass ceiling
Keeps them out of managerial jobs
Posser (2006) - many changes in women's economic participation and achievement has encouraged girls to…
See their future in terms of paid work rather than housewives
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