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C/B/1733. Dissertation. Gender Inequality and Pay Gap in UK: Impact of Equal Pay Legislation on Women's Pay

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2009
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The dissertation addresses the problem of pay gap between women and men providing a review of literature on the issues of gender inequality, women’s pay in the EU, USA and Asian countries, employment legislation in the UK including Equal Pay Act of 1970 and National Minimum Wage. The methods of the research are based on the secondary data relevant for the case study of the pay gap in the UK. Conclusions are made about the effectiveness of government measures in bridging the pay gap and dealing with wage inequality over the past thirty years. The limitations of the research are outlined.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Inequality, Gender, Pay Gap, UK, National Minimum Wage, Equal Pay Act,

 
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