History A-Level
Equal pay legislation
What Equal pay legislation means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Equal pay legislation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Equal Pay Act 1970 required equal pay for equal work but left gaps, so attitudes and enforcement still mattered, and it was extended later.
Topics that use Equal pay legislation
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 1 Changing patterns of women’s lives within the family and in the world of work (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Changing gender roles and workplace participation
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- Trade unionism and direct action
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- Women’s employment patterns
- Legal rights and property ownership
Using Equal pay legislation in the exam
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