alcute | женщины, которые волнуют меня меньше всего

К. Миддлтон (и вернется ли она к принцу Вильяму)
Х. Клинтон (и станет ли она президентом США)
Ю. Тимошенко (и станет ли она премьер-министром Украины после внеочередных парламентских выборов)
Б. Спирс (и избавится ли она от целлюлита)
А. Джоли (и кого она усыновит в следующий раз)

The changing role of women
· Do women have equal rights and has this always been the case?	Till 1857 – no right for divorce for women Till 1882 – all women’ earnings belonged to her husband 1^st World War – greater variety of work for women 1918 – women over 30 given the right to vote & stand for election for Parliament 1928 – voting rights at the same age as men (21) Discrimination at workplace Difficulties for entering university 1960s – 1970s: laws for right to equal pay, prohibiting employers from discriminating against women because of their sex
· Are there as many women in education as men?	§ Girls leave school with better qualifications than boys § More women that men at university
· Are there as many women in work as men?	45% of the workforce (51% of the population)
· Do women get the same pay as men?	§ Women don’t have the same access as men to promotion & better-paid jobs § The average hourly rate of pay 20% lower
· Do women with children work?	¾ (three-quarters) of women with children of school age are in paid work