Different rates of pay for men and women and marriage bar for women in employment terms and conditions.
This document lists the terms and conditions for employment as General Features Officer in Radio Éireann. It dates from 1947. No. 2 on the list sets out the different rates of pay for men and women. If a man gets the job, he will be paid £650 - £850 per annum, while if a woman gets it, she will be paid £500 - £700, a substantially less amount for doing the same work. No. 9 on the list is the marriage bar, making it compulsory for a female employee to resign when she married.
Unequal pay and the marriage bar remained a feature of Irish public service employment until the 1970s.
| Title: | Radio Éireann Conditions of Service |
| Material Type: | Document |
| Clip Title: | Unequal Pay and Marriage Bar |
| Information: | This document is held in the RTÉ Archives document collection. Typed script, 1 page. The image in the background shows broadcaster Marian Finucane with a colleague, 1979. © RTÉ Archives 2553/079 |
| Local Keywords: | Broadcasting, Radio Éireann, Employment, Terms and conditions, Unequal pay, Marriage bar, Discrimination |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Society and Social Issues |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| Production Year: | 1947 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Black and White |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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