society in the 1970's

what was spare rib?

• it was a feminist magazine published 1972-1993

• bibical refernce to eve

• distubted to whsmiths and menzies

• assocated with anti captilaisim. peace movement and left wing causes

• aimed to be intersectional

when was the first international women’s day?

1977

What happened after the women’s liberation meeting?

wome’s liberalsiation groups sprang up all over the country to show support to women

what happened at the miss world contest of 1970?

disrupted by women lin orgnaisations as they saw it as objectifing women

what happened in march 1971?

• both london and liverpool there was strikes demanding for equal pay to women and free nurseries

what did radical feminist women believe?

• that women were being oppressed by a patrioarchial society

• campagining for reproductive rights

• limit contact with the patrioarchy

what did socialist feminists believe about women?

• identified an independant class to womes inequality

• campaigning for women to have finiancial indepedance

what changed for womens rights?

• the pill was now avaliable on the NHS

• a rape crisis centre was opned in london 1976

what were women allowed to due to the domestic violence act 1976?

Allowed women to take restraining orders on violient partners

why was the sex discrimination act passed?

• end discrimination againist men and women on basis of their gender or matrial status

• this was aimed to ensure that there was equality or opportunity in field of enployemnet and education abd outlawed harrassment

what did the sex discrimination act involve?

Set equality opportunities commission

set to oversee both sex discrimantion act and equal pay act

• bringing court prociddings for those who commit an offense

how did this improve women situtioon?

• 1971: women were able to take a mortgage out by themselves without a male guarantor

• barbara castle→ set up the state earning pension scheme which meant that it gave geniousity to women who earn

• employement protection act: paid maternity leave and outlawed dismissial on pregnancy grounds

• women wage went from 59% compared to men in 1970 to 70% in 1977