Tag: equality
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Should we be Concerned about the Gender Pay Gap at the BBC?
The BBC recently revealed the salaries of stars earning more than £150,000, and two-thirds of them are male, only a third female. So the very high income earner male-female ratio at the BBC is 2:1. Where the highest incomes are concerned, there is an enormous disparity between the highest earning male and the highest earning…
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Gender Equality in Rwanda
Rwanda makes an interesting case study of a developing nation which appears to have atypically high levels of gender equality. It ranks no 7 in the Gender Empowerment Index, just behind the Nordic countries, and actually has a higher proportion of girls enrolled in education than boys (97% compared to 95%). Given that East and North…
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The radical feminist perspective on power and control in relationships
The Radical Feminist viewpoint is that relationships are the primary means through which men control women and maintain their power over them in society. Probably the most shocking evidence which supports this view is the continued prevalence of domestic violence. According to the BCS (2007) this accounts for a sixth of all violent crime and…
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Family diversity by ethnicity in the UK
How does family life vary by ethnicity in the UK today?