Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2022, 5(7); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2022.050706.
Xie Jiguang, Cheng Ling
College of Foreign Studies, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China
Since the Second World War, through the efforts of the government and all sections of society, the social status of ordinary women in Britain has improved considerably and they have won legal equality with men. However, the fact remains that there is still inequality between men and women in British society. These imbalances are mainly in the areas of income, employment, and even language and culture, and health. This article, through the collection of various news reports and the analysis of data from the UK National Statistics, exposes the fact that women are still underprivileged compared to men in British society today. It aims to correct the common misconception that women in the UK have a higher status than men and to provide a more objective understanding of the current situation of women's lives in the UK.
British Women; Social Status; Gender Inequality
Xie Jiguang, Cheng Ling. On the Current Social Status of Women in Britain. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2022) Vol. 5, Issue 7: 28-32. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2022.050706.
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