Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership

Equal Opportunities - what’s it all about?
It is about...
• doing what you want to do and forgetting old fashioned ideas of ‘men’s
work’ and ‘women’s work’.
Think for yourself.
• realising the value of jobs.
Do what you want to do!
Hairdressing, care, cleaning, catering,
clerical and shopwork are low paid
and still mainly done by women. Better paid jobs such as those in
engineering, IT, construction or the police and fire services are still
mainly done by men.
• women continuing to be under-represented in new and developing
sectors. Only 19% of those working in science, technology, engineering,
IT and maths are women.
• pay. The median hourly pay for women in 2009 was £11.39 and for
men £12.97. A gap or difference of 12.2%.
• your attitude. Think carefully about your options, career and future
prospects.
More @
www.isthatdiscrimination.org.uk
Advice now
www.equalityhumanrights.com
Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Remember it is nearly always against the law to
discriminate against someone in education, training or
employment because of their race, age, gender, disability,
religion or belief or sexual orientation.
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