INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY QUIZ 2023
We love a quiz, don’t you? How much do you know about women and intersectional gender equality in the UK today? Test yourself with our International Women’s Day 2023 quiz.
Do the quiz and scroll to the bottom for answers - feel free to use this quiz in your workplace as part of your International Women’s Day 2023 Celebrations
Trigger warning: this quiz contains data that some people may find upsetting
QUESTIONS:
1. When you hear the term "GENDER PAY GAP", which if the following do you think it’s referring to?
A. Women being paid less than men for doing the same job
B. Women as a whole being paid less on average than men as a whole
C. A made up phenomenon invented to steal media headlines
2. How many FTSE 100 companies have a female CEO?
A. 29
B. 19
C. 9
3. This woman is the CEO of which FTSE100 company?
A. Aviva
B. Severn Trent
C. ITV
4. How many of the FTSE 100 female CEOs are Black?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
5. In what year were some women in the UK first granted the right to vote?
A. 1908
B. 1918
C. 1928
6. On average, male CEOs earn what percentage more than their female counterparts?
A. 16%
B. 42%
C. 84%
7. Life expectancy at birth in the UK is 79.0 years for males, what is it for females?
A. 76.2 years
B. 82.9 years
C. 88.6 years
8. During the first wave of the pandemic, The rate of death involving COVID-19 was highest for which group of women?
A. Black Caribbean
B. Black African
C. Bangladeshi
D. Pakistani
9. According to the UN, Women and girls with disabilities are how many times more likely to experience gender-based violence than non-disabled women?
A. Twice as likely
B. Three times as likely
C. Four times as likely
10. How much lower is the pre-tax household income for disabled women than for disabled men and nondisabled men and women?
A. 2% (less than disabled men), 82% (less than nondisabled women) and 98% (less than nondisbled men)
B. 5% (less than disabled men), 89% (less than nondisabled women) and 101% (less than nondisbled men)
C. 8% (less than disabled men), 99% (less than nondisabled women) and 114% (less than nondisbled men)
11. The Bechdel Test is a simple test for movies which rates them against the following three criteria:
(1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man.
Which of the following movies pass the test?
A. Avatar - The Way of the Water
B. Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy
C. Jackie Brown
ANSWERS:
1. When you hear the term "gender pay gap", which of the following do you think it is referring to?
The correct answer is:
B. Women as a whole being paid less on average than men as a whole.
If you got this wrong you wouldn’t be alone, in a 2021 You Gov poll only 50% of people got it correct. Fact checker: You Gov
2. How many FTSE 100 companies have a female CEO?
The correct answer is:
C. 9
If you got this wrong you might have been fooled by all the press around women on boards, Yes, the percentage of women on boards has increased, but they’re still not getting into the top post at the same pace. Fact checker: Gov.UK
3. This woman is CEO of which FTSE 100 company?
The correct answer is:
A. Severn Trent
Meet Olivia Garfield, CEO of Severn Trent. Other FTSE100 female CEOs include: Alison Rose of NatWest, Dame Emma Walmsley of drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and Linda Cook, boss of the North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer Harbour Energy. Fact checker: This Is Money
4. How many of the FTSE 100 female CEOs are Black?
The correct answer is:
C. O
It’s not just females - there are no Black people. There are no Black chairpeople, chief executive officers or chief financial officers in any of Britain’s 100 largest companies, as represented by the FTSE-100 index.
Fact checker: Green Park
5. In what year were some women first granted the right to vote?
The correct answer is:
B. 1918
In 1918 the Representation of the People Act was passed which allowed women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification to vote. Only about two-thirds of the total population of women in the UK met this criteria at the time. Young women and working class women, which at the time very likely included the majority of women of colour and disabled women, had to wait another ten years for the Representation of the People Act (1928) in order to gain their right to vote. Fact checker: Parliament UK
6. On average, Male CEOs earn what percentage more than their female counterparts?
The correct answer is:
A. 16%
The average pay for female CEOs in FTSE 100 companies was £3.01 million in 2021, 16% lower than the £3.49 million for male CEOs.
Fact checker: HR
7. Life expectancy at birth in the UK is 79.0 years for males, what is it for females?
The correct answer is:
B. 82.9 years
That’s right, UK women on average outlive men by just over 3 years. The only available data disaggregated by ethnicity is pre pandemic but it shows that Indian women live 85.4 years, Pakistani women live 84.8 years, Black Caribbean women live 84.6 years and Black African women live on average 88.9 years.
Fact checker: ONS
8. During the first wave of the pandemic, The rate of death involving COVID-19 was highest for which group of women?
The correct answer is:
B. Black African
The rate of death involving COVID-19 was highest for the Black African group (3.7 times greater than for the White British group for males, and 2.6 greater for females), followed by the Bangladeshi (3.0 for males, 1.9 for females), Black Caribbean (2.7 for males, 1.8 for females) and Pakistani (2.2 for males, 2.0 for females) ethnic groups. If you are moved by these statistics please donate to Black Lives Matter UK today to help end systemic racism.
Fact checker: ONS
9. According to the UN, Women and girls with disabilities are how many times more likely to experience gender-based violence than non-disabled women?
The correct answer is:
B. Three times as likely
If you are moved by these statistics please donate to Refuge today to help protect vulnerable groups against violence.
Fact checker: UN Women
10. How much lower is the pre-tax household income for disabled women than for disabled men and nondisabled men and women?
The correct answer is:
C. 8% (less than disabled men), 99% (less than nondisabled women) and 114% (less than nondisbled men)
Fact checker: Social Policy Administration
If you are moved by these statistics please donate to Scope today to help end antiableism.
11. Which of the following movies pass the Bechedel test?
The correct answer is:
B. Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The only thing that got this a pass was Veronica Corningstone's quick conversation with Donna about a cat fashion show. Talk about skin of teeth!
Fact checker: Bechedel Test