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The Equal Pay Act 1970 and Women-led Industrial Disputes, 1964-86

by Frances Galt During the 1970s, there was an intensification of women-led industrial disputes, particularly in the five years between the passing of the Equal Pay Act 1970 and its implementation from 29 December 1975. Through strikes, workplace occupations...
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Gender equalities at work: Black and Asian women and the misrecognition of intersectional justice claims

By Ashlee Christoffersen This post looks beyond legislation and parliamentary debates about gender equality at work to consider the stories of Black and Asian women’s workplace activism and their wider campaigning relating to workplace gender equality. These are stories...
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New podcast! “In Conversation with Sarah Boston”

As a follow up to the launch of Women’s Activism Behind the Screens: Trade Unions and Gender Inequality in the British Film and Television Industries by Dr Frances C Galt – a discussion event which we were delighted to...
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Intersectionality, race and the Sex Discrimination Act: The construction of equality silos

By Ashlee Christoffersen The Gender Equalities at Work project is exploring how the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA), Equal Pay Act 1970, and their successor the Equality Act 2010 were created, introduced, implemented and changed, in what contexts and...
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Gender Equalities at Work – background to the project

The team behind Gender Equalities at Work are setting out to capture the journey of workplace gender equality legislation in the 50 years spanning the introduction of the 1970 Equal Pay Acts (EPAs), the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act (SDA)...
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