The Oldies Thread


Caused a massive issue for Councils a few years ago as they'd been paying women less than men for jobs on the same grade. It pretty much bankrupted Birmingham City Council who had to sell the NEC complex to pay the bill!
In Ireland they had a system called the marriage ban in the Civil Service. A woman had to leave work when she got married. Only scrapped in the early seventies.
 

In Ireland they had a system called the marriage ban in the Civil Service. A woman had to leave work when she got married. Only scrapped in the early seventies.
Sure when I had my first mortgage at 17 with my boyfriend they only took half my wages into consideration as it was assumed that most women stayed at home after having a child so would have less money
 


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