Gender and equality
What Gender and equality means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The changing status of women by 1992, with greater visibility and legal rights yet inequality persisting in pay and domestic responsibilities.
Women benefited from increased workforce participation, yet faced the disadvantage of a 'double burden' of labour and domestic duties.
Topics that use Gender and equality
- 2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997 – Reform and Control, 1962–1966 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Republican dominance and its opponents, 1981–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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