Trouble with Working Women, The

Synopsis

Two programmes examining the social issues behind the gender pay gap.

Episode 1: WHY CAN’T A WOMAN SUCCEED LIKE A MAN?
The first of two provocative BBC TV programmes presented by newsreader and mum-of-three Sophie Raworth, and reporter and father-of-three Justin Rowlatt. In a competitive mood from the off, Justin and Sophie explore the thorny issue of what we really think of women at work - Why is it that men still dominate the top jobs?; Can women have it all?; Has gender equality gone too far?; What - if anything - is holding women back?

Episode 2: WHY CAN’T WOMEN EARN AS MUCH AS A MAN?
The second programme looks at pay, asking why there is still a pay gap decades after the Equal Pay Act. The presenters want to find out why the average pay gap is 17 per cent. And it not just professional curiosity; as parents of girls, the pair really want to know. On their journey Sophie and Justin meet professionals, mums and academics, and do some of their own tests, asking whether it is just sexism at play or if there are more complex reasons. Could it be that women are actually choosing to earn less? And they find some shocking facts: in the US thin women earn more than fat women; girls who go to single-sex schools go on to earn more; hundreds of thousands of women in the UK are illegally paid less than their male counterparts.

The programmes also feature specially commissioned surveys that throw new light on the debate.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2009

Notes

Broadcast in two parts on BBC2 on 18/5/2009 and19/9/2009

Subjects

Business studies; Social Studies; Women’s studies

Keywords

employment issues; equality of opportunity; pay determination; women workers

Credits

Contributor

Justin Rowlatt; Sophie Raworth

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£195.00 each part or £331.50 the set

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

2x 60 minutes

Year

2010

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’