Quiz time: Think you know how much the UK has actually changed for women since the 70s? Hardly anyone gets 100%

Quiz Time: Think you know how much the UK has actually changed for women since the 70s?

A lot has changed in the fight for gender equality, but some things – not so much!

See if you know what has and hasn’t changed for women in the last 50 years (some of these will shock you).

Question 1 of 6

Today the UK has 220 women MPs – can you guess how many there were in 1974?

Question 2 of 6

OK next, what became widely available on the NHS in 1967 – giving women more control over their lives than ever before?

Question 3 of 6

Next – when did women achieve equal pay?

Question 4 of 6

These days, women earn more university degrees than men. By the age of 30, how much do female graduates earn compared to their male counterparts?

Question 5 of 6

Not many people realise that forced marriage is a form of abuse. When do you think someone was first convicted of this crime in the UK?

Question 6 of 6

We opened the first domestic abuse refuge in London in 1971 – the first of its kind in the world. 50 years on, how many women in England and Wales do you think experience domestic abuse today?

Before you get your results…

Despite all the progress women have made, 1 in 4 women in England and Wales will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime. It’s time to change that.

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