GENDER PAY GAP HOMEWORK DUE ON 9 TH JANUARY, 2023

Listening Comprehension exercise and WRITING activity

Watch the following video about the gender pay gap and answer the following questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13XU4fMlN3w

1. What is the statistic that we see?

2. What does the statistic not consider?

3. What happened in the Business school study right after the graduation? Nine years
later? As they moved towards middle age?

4. What happened in the study when women had children?

5. What were the results of the survey that looked into how parents shared
responsibility?

6. Claudia Golden found that the pay gap was

__________________ in tech
__________________ in science
__________________ in business
7. What does she say about regarding work schedules and the pay gap?

WRITING – A REPORT (220-260 WORDS)

You were asked to write a report on the gender pay gap in your country and to suggest what
could/should be done in order to close this gap.

Ideas to consider:

 Share salary information

 Dividing labour at home
 Providing stronger social insurance
 Raising the minimum wage
 Provide structures to support caregiving
 Making sure you know your rights

Remember:

 you need a title and heading for each section in your report.
 Introduce the aim of the report
 You can use bullet points in one section
 You can speak about statistics and data found
 Justify your suggestions and conclude accordingly (refer to the language structures
seen in class for writing a report) .