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Trends in Gender Equality in the UK, 1968 to 2012: Four Barriers to ‘Equal Pay’ for Women

Applied Economics and Finance

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Title Trends in Gender Equality in the UK, 1968 to 2012: Four Barriers to ‘Equal Pay’ for Women
 
Creator Tattam, Jacob; Manchester Metropolitan University
Simister, John; Manchester Metropolitan University
 
Description This paper disaggregates the pay gap between men and women into four possible ‘barriers’: access to paid work; part-time versus full-time jobs; entrance into higher-paid jobs; and similar pay for equivalent work. UK data from 1968 to 2012 are analyzed, to investigate these possible barriers. All four barriers have persisted for decades, and all four ‘barriers’ tend to work in favour of men. There is evidence of progress in gender equality since 1968 – for example, the 1970 ‘Equal Pay Act’ and 1975 ‘Sex Discrimination Act’ seem to have reduced inequality; but some forms of discrimination seem immune to attempted equality legislation and change. 
 
Publisher Redfame Publishing
 
Date 2014-10-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/aef/article/view/504
10.11114/aef.v1i2.504
 
Source Applied Economics and Finance; Vol 1, No 2 (2014); 85-96
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/aef/article/view/504/498
 
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