On 13 February 2003, the Equal Opportunities Commission released a news article indicating that the ‘Census reveals impact of sex on life at work’.
They mention the Islands three times, each time pointing out the apparent equality on the Islands:
“Women in the Isles of Scilly are most likely to be managers and senior officials (25%) and least likely to be in administrative and secretarial jobs (13%).”
“Women in Hackney and men in Tower Hamlets are most likely to be unemployed. Those in the Isles of Scilly are most likely to be self-employed.”
“Eighteen per cent of women in Tower Hamlets compared with 5% of women in the Isles of Scilly are looking after the home or family full-time.”
Good news for equality.