Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination: Why Women Are Giving up the Fight

Abstract

A woman saw a notice in the window of a butcher's shop, stating that two cleaners were required. When she inquired within, she was informed that they really wanted men but knew that they were not allowed to say so on the advertisement. The following day she visited the job centre, reported the occurrence and completed a tribunal application form, complaining of sex discrimination. A few weeks later, she received a visit from a conciliation officer. He pointed out that as she had never worked for the butcher she would derive no benefit from taking the case. She replied that she did not do it for personal advantage but because she wanted the butcher to understand the meaning of sex discrimination. Nevertheless, she agreed to sign the appropriate form to say that she would not attend the tribunal. A twenty-eight year old woman was sacked from a cleaning job and replaced by a man. With the help of a solicitor, she made an application to the industrial tribunal for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. The firm offered her ?20 to withdraw her case.

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