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Gender Pay Gap

Tackling the gender pay gap is a key priority.  The Government Equalities Office is seeking to identify the barriers to women's economic participation and to address the barriers that act as a deterrent to equality of opportunity in the workplace.
More about the Gender Pay Gap

 

Working and Living

 

The Government Equalities Office is working across Government to promote an effective work-life balance and to provide all children with the best start in life.
More about working and living

 

Diversity in the Boardroom

 

The Government is encouraging UK businesses to utilise the skills of the entire workforce and recruit from the widest pool of talent and get more women into senior roles and top executive positions. More about Diversity in the Boardroom

 

Women and Work Commission

 

The Commission looked at ways to improve the prospects and career options of women in the labour market and future generation of girls including looking at the measures necessary to strengthen equal pay legislation.  More about Women and Work Commission

 

 

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What is the Government doing to reduce the pay gap?

 

 

 

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Topic resources

 

Tackling Occupational Segregation Fact Sheet

 

The impact of women's position in the labour market on pay & implications for UK productivity
(PDF - 1.7MB)
November 2002

 

 

Useful websites

 

EHRC website

 

Equality Direct

 

Equalitec — a website developed with DBERR's support and designed to help improve the levels of recruitment and retention of women in Information Technology, Electronics and Communications industries

 

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

 

 

 

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