Still happening in the workplace
December 29th is the 30th anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act, which was meant to revolutionise women's lives. Considerable progress has undoubtedly been made since then in bringing about gender equality.
In the early 1970's a woman might have difficulty acquiring a mortgage without a husband, a pub might refuse to serve pints to "ladies" and there were no female inspectors on London buses because inspectors had to be at least 5 feet 8 inches tall.
But research by the Equal Opportunities Commission suggests that last year 30,000 women lost their jobs because they were pregnant. Why is this still happening 30 years after the SDA came into force?
Jenni discusses the issues with Jenny Watson, Chair of the EOC, and business woman Sylvia Tidy-Harris who manages a small company in Leicestershire.
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