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Through the years, the number of women in the labour market has increased significantly.
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Through the years, the number of women in the labour market has increased significantly. In 1939, only 10% of the total workforce were women though now there are over 12 million working women in Britain, accounting for almost half the total workforce. However, whilst women are making a greater contribution to the workforce than ever before, inequality remains a major issue and severely affects the types of jobs women are limited to and conditions within these jobs. I intend to determine which factors contribute to the increase in working women, why women face lower prospects and pay than their male counterparts and how the gender division of labour affects both men and women, according to such divisions as class and ethnicity. In addition, I will integrate sociological perspectives such as feminism, Marxism and functionalism in attempt to justify the causes of inequalities in the workplace. Historical factors and the traditional roles...
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