The legal requirement of ensuring equality between men and women’s terms of employment can be found in the Equal Pay Act (EPA) 1970, Art 141 of the EC Treaty and EC Directive 75/117 . Although these legislative provisions protect men and women alike, the evidence suggests that a woman’s average weekly earnings are only 78% of a man’s earnings. Therefore, in practical terms, most cases for equal pay are brought by women. This is further compounded by the segregation of women into jobs perceived as ‘women’s jobs’, which are traditionally in the service sector and in the lower pay bracket. Job segregation is seen as a major obstacle to equality in employment.