Sexual Discrimination Act

Hello, 

Here is a listening activity for you to fill in the gaps. Listen to 3 speakers talking about their experiences of the Sex Discrimination Act. Complete the following statements with one or more words.

Speaker 1

Her boss refused to give her time off work for ______________________ appointments.

After her maternity leave, she discovered that she had been ______________________ to a junior position.

She was given _______________________ to bring her case before the Employment Tribunal.

Speaker 2

In the late 70s male secretaries were _______________________ than they are now.

Having just women on the front desk is something ______________________sexist

If he had known that the Sex Discrimination Act might also apply to him, he would have taken them to an _____________________.

Speaker 3

She found out that the male sales _________________________in her company were getting a higher basic salary than her.

Taking the case to the Employment Tribunal put lot of _________________________ on her family and herself.

In her view, the law doesn´t take enough action to defend _______________________ people.

Answer key: 

Speaker 1; antenatal, demoted, funding

Speaker 2:  rarer, blatantly, Employment Tribunal

Speaker 3:  reps, pressure and strain, ordinary