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Events on Wednesday 12 November 1975 1
1975UK Sex Discrimination Act passedLaw bars discrimination on grounds of sex in BritainThe Sex Discrimination Act 1975 received royal assent in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1975, making it unlawful to discriminate against people on the basis of sex in employment, education, and the provision of goods and services. It also established the Equal Opportunities Commission to enforce the new protections. The act followed years of campaigning for equal treatment of women in British law.