Why Can’t a Woman Succeed Like a Man? | The Trouble with Working Women

Sophie Raworth and Justin Rowlatt investigate what we think of women at work. Why do men still hold the top jobs? Can women have it all?

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  • Clip length: 59'44''
  • Broadcast year: 2009
Curriculum Connection
  • Sociology | How can patterns and trends in social inequality and difference be explained? | Sociological explanations of social inequalities: functionalism, Marxism, feminism, Weberian
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Programme: The Trouble with Working Women
  • Episode: Why Can't a Woman Succeed Like a Man?
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