Protecting the fairer sex

As a nation we have come a long way achieving gender equality in the past 30 years. Far from a woman's place being in the kitchen, it is now as likely to be in the boardroom. Indeed, 30% of new businesses in the UK are set up by women, and 25% of existing businesses are run by women, according to a report by the Cabinet Office Women's Unit. Women are more financially independent than ever before, with three quarters of them in employment, compared with two thirds back in 1978. In fact, the Office of National Statistics predicts that by 2030, one-in-four women will be the main breadwinner ...