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Vertical segregation when describing female inequality refers to
Women being concentrated in certain types of jobs that often mimic their roles in the home
doing zero contract work
Women being concentrated in lower status jobs and lower ranks within employment
Doing part time work
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The Bimodal pattern refers to
Women doing certain types of jobs
The gig economy
Women leave work due to child birth and on return women may not return to the same status position at work and may struggle to gain promotion
Low paid work
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These are 3 inequalities that describe what women as a group experience in the work place
The Ethnic penalty
The Glass Ceiling
Post Fordist Jobs - zero contracts and gig economy
Horizontal segregation
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The Ethnic Penalty refers to
A lack of assimilation of ethnic minorities in work that limits their progression
The rise of cheap labour
Discrimination - when all else is equal, ethnic minorities do less well in the workplace compared to the ethnic majority
The dominance of some ethnic minorities in the gig economy
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Which 3 are correct statements for Ethnic inequality in the work place
Ethnic Minority Graduates find it harder to gain work than the Ethnic Majority Graduate
There are class differences between Ethnic minorities
Young Black Men have higher rates of unemployment than the wider young population n the UK
Afro Caribbean's have the lowest incomes in the workplace
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Which are points that could be used to show class inequalities
Widening gap between the average worker ( m/c nurse) and the pay of those at the top
Higher rates of employment in gig economy so they have less employment rights
More low paid work that can lead to work related poverty
Higher rates of zero contracts - which mean it is harder to get credit
All of these
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Which 3 points are correct for Age inequality in employment/ work
Young people are more likely than the average to work in Gig economy
Young people are more likely to be in work poverty
The older aged are more likely than youth to be in work poverty
Young people are more likely than the average to have zero contract work
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The resolution foundation found that those on ZCW face a pay penalty, typically earning on average 1000 pounds less per year than similar workers.
True
False
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The gender pay gap remained close to zero for full-time employees aged under 40 years but was over 10% for older age groups.
TRUE
FALSE
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16 to 24 year old's were more likely to be unemployed than any other age group, both for the White group and for all other ethnic groups combined GOV.UK 2018 Annual population survey
TRUE
FALSE
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Which one is correct - according to the Resolution Foundation 2017
Graduate unemployment is the same for all ethnic groups
Pakistani and Bangladeshi British graduates are 12% more likely to unemployed compared to White British graduates
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UK's part time workers - 2.11 million men compared to 5.85 million women( Business in the community 2015). Is this correct
yes
no
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Mckinsey Study- Men are 10 times more likely than women to become a partner at a city law firm and are 3 times more likely to become a partner at a large accountancy firm
True
False
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UK Professionals from working class backgrounds are paid 6,800 less per year than professionals who came from more affluent backgrounds - social mobility commission 2017
True
False
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Discrimination A study by experts based at the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College, University, found applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds had to send 80% more applications to get a positive response from an employer than a white person of British origin.
True
False
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The Financial Times Study (2015) Despite a near 50-50 gender balance in overall staff numbers, just 19.5 per cent of senior roles across the top City employers are held by women.
True
False
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In 2018 Bangladeshi British had the highest unemployment rate at 9% compared to 4% of White British
True
False
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In 2018 Black British has the highest unemployment rate at 9% compared to 4% of White British
True
False
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72% of 18-21 year olds were earning less than the living wage compared with just 15% of those aged 30-39. (Report by consultancy rm KPMG 2014)
True
False
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TUC, 2017 living on the edge Estimated 3.2 million workers in the UK face insecurity of work. This includes people on zero hour contracts, people in insecure temporary work, including agency, casual and seasonal workers and low paid self employed workers. TUC 2016 Report - gig economy data
True
False