(Women fear 'family friendly' jobs will bar career success)
Research shows that female graduates 'get paid less, rise more slowly and have to work harder than their male contemporaries'.
1 a) Suggest ways in which British industry suffers as a result.
b) According to the article, what are some businesses doing about this?
Activity
(City: Women in boardroom call)
1 The article quotes Kamlesh Bahl as saying that 'women make up 47% of the workforce but are still paid 79% of average male earnings'. Discuss the arguments for and against a business adopting a policy of positive discrimination towards the selection of women.