Tag: Sex Discrimination Act
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Pretty Birds and Silly Moos: The Women Behind the Sex Discrimination Act
Introduction: The Quiet Architects of Reform The Sex Discrimination Act is often remembered as a landmark of British social history, a statute that began to level the playing field for women in work, education, and public life. But behind the formal procedures and parliamentary debates were a network of women who carried the ideas forward…
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Pretty birds and silly moos: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act
Overview The Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 is often remembered as a landmark moment in UK social history. While legislation can be credited to politicians and lawyers, its passage was propelled by a generation of women who challenged entrenched norms, fought for fair treatment, and pressed for concrete protections in the workplace and beyond. This…