A2 Health and social care - social trends

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  • Created on: 28-05-13 13:02
Identify the 3 advantages of the changing role of women
1) an increased presence of the work force. 2) improved contraception 3) women have become more career-minded and ambitious
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Explain how the increased presence of the workforce is an advantage due to the changing role of women
It gives women more money which leads them to greater independence (less dependent on men)
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Explain how improved contraception is an advantage due to the changing role of women
It has enabled women to achieve higher positions in the workplace - as well as allowing them to have children later in life
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Explain how women becoming more career-minded is an advantage due to the changes in the role of women
women now want to have a career instead of being a housewife, this means women now have children later in life
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Identify the 3 disadvantages of the changing role of women
1) women still earn less than men. 2) women still face a triple shift 3) The 'glass ceiling' still remains a barrier for many women
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Explain how women earning less than men is a disadvantage due to the changing role of women
Women are still often found is lower paid sectors even though more women are now working and have got careers
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Explain how women facing a triple shift is a disadvantage due to the changing role of women
Women still have to juggle paid work, housework and caring for relatives
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Explain how the glass-ceiling is a disadvantage due to the changing role of women
The glass ceiling is an invisible barrier which prevents women from fufilling their full potential in the workplace
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Explain how the increased presence of the workforce is an advantage due to the changing role of women

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It gives women more money which leads them to greater independence (less dependent on men)

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Explain how improved contraception is an advantage due to the changing role of women

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Explain how women becoming more career-minded is an advantage due to the changes in the role of women

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Identify the 3 disadvantages of the changing role of women

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