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Gender Equality

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the UK?

a)

1935

b)

1902

c)

1928

d)

1897

2.

By what percentage is the average pay for men is higher than the average pay for women?

a)

14%

b)

9.4%

c)

1%

d)

45.7%

3.

How many women are sacked each year for being pregnant?

a)

15 000

b)

5000

c)

100 000

d)

30 000

4.

What percentage of the engineering workforce is female?

a)

64%

b)

3%

c)

9%

d)

33%

5.

The Suffragettes weren't the first Gender Equality activists, but they were important. Why?

a)

They gave British Women the right to vote

b)

They had only 7 members, yet they made a huge impact

c)

They introduced other genders

d)

They allowed women to join the war

6.

Who was the first woman ELECTED into the House of Commons?

a)

Nancy Astor

b)

Sinn Fein

c)

Gertrude Peltos

d)

Constance Markievicz

7.

How many days of paternity leave do fathers get?

a)

75

b)

14

c)

35

d)

7

8.

Which celebrity helped found the HeForShe campaign?

a)

Emily Blunt

b)

Malala Yousafzai

c)

Helena Bonham Carter

d)

Emma Watson

9.

What is a feminist?

a)

Someone who believes men are better than women

b)

Someone who believe women are better than men

c)

Someone who believes men and women are equal

d)

A woman

10.

The first gender equality group were:

a)

The Suffragettes

b)

The Shakers

c)

 

The Fighters

d)

The Supporters

11.

Women all over the world are more likely than their male peers to work in informal employment. What percentage of women in South-Asia do you think are in informal employment?

a)

20%

b)

45%

c)

80%

d)

90%

12.

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the Denmark?

a)

1980

b)

1915

c)

1928

d)

1860

13.

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the Slovak Republic?

a)

1980

b)

1940

c)

1920

d)

1830

14.

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the Turkey?

a)

1940

b)

1930

c)

1920

d)

1830

15.

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the Bulgaria?

a)

1944

b)

1934

c)

1924

d)

1864