Could anyone help me with this essay i am doing? I would like to know views on the following topics...

why is it that;
• Women and men do not have equal access to paid work over their lifespan.
• Women and men are concentrated in different sectors and occupations, usually because of sex-based stereotypes. Even though this can affect the economic and social security of people and families, usually causing a disadvantage to women.
• Women are often the first to be affected when there is less demand for employees and more women than men are unemployed in the country.
• The number of women-entrepreneurs is still considerably lower compared to men entrepreneurs in the country. More women have become entrepreneurs but only within small businesses and enterprise sector.

Goes back to when not so many women worked and stayed at home to look after the family, and men were the providers.
I know times have changed, and women have the same educational opportunities as men (am talking UK here) and although that has made a big difference, the law regarding women in the workplace is still pretty archaic.
Women are seen as the weaker sex, and unable to do many things men can, this is not my opinion, just a general fact.
Until the laws are changed women are always going to be less valued in the workplace, yes we have better childcare facilities now, which enable more women to work, but what kind of mother would stay at work, after getting a call to say your child is sick? I would be out the door as soon as I had put he phone down!
Unless you are fortunate enough to be financially secure to start with many people are unable to start a business, as the investment is just too big..so you have to work for an employer..if you have kids a 9-3 job is so hard to find, and evening childcare almost impossible..
I guess until there is a radical change in the laws outlook, it will always be men at the fore. Wrong, but other than that I cant think of a solution.