Gender inequality

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Liberal feminism
The introduction of legislation combats discrimination. E.g. 1970 equal pay act and 1975 sex discrimination act and 2006 equality act.
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Women and work commission (2005)
Changes in law helps women’s status so some in managerial and professional roles increased e.g. almost 50% of lawyers are female.
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Equal opportunities report
Horizontal segregation- women are less likely to be in high status and well paid jobs as women tend to go into admin and hospitality while men go into construction. Vertical segregation- men are in higher position than women (glass ceiling).
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Barron And Norris
Dual labour market theory: primary labour market-good jobs (men), secondary labour market- worse jobs (women)
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Campbell
There has been a fall in unskilled and semi-skilled jobs meaning men can’t express their masculinity through physical labour which undermines their masculinity becuse they can also no long provide for their family.
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Mac an ghaill
Feminisation of the labour market has led to the ‘crisis of masculinity’ because they aren’t hegemonic but also not comfortable with the alternatives.
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Barlow et al
1 in 5 children are born to an unmarried couple and their fathers are unaware of their lack of legal rights to their child. This has led Tom an increase in political campaigns.
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Leighton
As the number of Women in work increase, so does their powers inthe home especially if their partner is unemployed giving them joint power when making decisions.
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Dunscombe and marsden
‘Triple shift’: emotional work, paid employment and housework. Women do more work than men at home.
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Bernard
Married women have a lower life expectancy than unmarried women. This is the reverse for men meaning they get more out of marriage.
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DV men
1 in 6 men experience domestic violence, this could be high due to there’s being less support for men and it isn’t as talked about. Abusive women use the bias in family course to restrict their ex-husbands contact with their children and take their m
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Youth cohort studies
Women outperform men in every stage of education. In 2006 there was a 9.4% gender difference in the attainment of 5+ GCSEs A*-C
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Changes in law helps women’s status so some in managerial and professional roles increased e.g. almost 50% of lawyers are female.

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Women and work commission (2005)

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Horizontal segregation- women are less likely to be in high status and well paid jobs as women tend to go into admin and hospitality while men go into construction. Vertical segregation- men are in higher position than women (glass ceiling).

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Dual labour market theory: primary labour market-good jobs (men), secondary labour market- worse jobs (women)

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There has been a fall in unskilled and semi-skilled jobs meaning men can’t express their masculinity through physical labour which undermines their masculinity becuse they can also no long provide for their family.

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