Feminism - the economy
What do all feminists agree on with regards to the economy? - ✔✔✔- Women have a reduced
economic status compared to men
- Women are discriminated against in the economic world and face 'institutionalised sexism'
What are the 5 main example's of discrimination and inequality that feminists tend to agree on? - ✔✔
✔- 'Gender pay gap'
- 'Race to the bottom'
- 'Unpaid domestic labour'
- 'Glass ceiling' and the 'glass cliff'
- 'Motherhood penalty'
How do these lead to increased inequality? - ✔✔✔- It means that they tend to lack of economic
independence and are less likely to in a position of power, especially in the workplace
What is the 'gender pay gap'? - ✔✔✔- Women tend to be paid lower wages than men for similar work
In the UK in 2019, how much were women paid for every £1 a man earned? - ✔✔✔83p
What is the 'race to the bottom'? - ✔✔✔- Women are used as low-paid, part-time and temporary
labour, employed in times of economic growth and discarded in time of economic slump.
- This keeps the general level of wages low, creating more competition for scarce jobs. This means more
people will be willing to work for less.
What is 'unpaid domestic labour'? - ✔✔✔- Unpaid work carried out in the household, predominantly
done by women
What do all feminists agree on with regards to the economy? - ✔✔✔- Women have a reduced
economic status compared to men
- Women are discriminated against in the economic world and face 'institutionalised sexism'
What are the 5 main example's of discrimination and inequality that feminists tend to agree on? - ✔✔
✔- 'Gender pay gap'
- 'Race to the bottom'
- 'Unpaid domestic labour'
- 'Glass ceiling' and the 'glass cliff'
- 'Motherhood penalty'
How do these lead to increased inequality? - ✔✔✔- It means that they tend to lack of economic
independence and are less likely to in a position of power, especially in the workplace
What is the 'gender pay gap'? - ✔✔✔- Women tend to be paid lower wages than men for similar work
In the UK in 2019, how much were women paid for every £1 a man earned? - ✔✔✔83p
What is the 'race to the bottom'? - ✔✔✔- Women are used as low-paid, part-time and temporary
labour, employed in times of economic growth and discarded in time of economic slump.
- This keeps the general level of wages low, creating more competition for scarce jobs. This means more
people will be willing to work for less.
What is 'unpaid domestic labour'? - ✔✔✔- Unpaid work carried out in the household, predominantly
done by women
