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<p>We are committed to ensuring that the UK is an international leader on gender equality
research, so that employers have the tools and knowledge they need to close their
gender pay gaps.</p><p>In September 2017, we invested £2 million in the Gender and
Behavioural Insights programme (GABI), a two-year partnership between GEO and the
Behavioural Insights Team to understand how behavioural science techniques can help
to improve gender equality in the workplace. In December 2018 we extended the GABI
programme for a third year, investing a further £1 million. Information on further
breakdown of costs is commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p><p>The GABI programme is
working with large UK-based employers to design, trial and evaluate behavioural interventions
to reduce the gender pay gap and improve gender equality more broadly. It is also
taking forward a suite of other behavioural science trials including on recruitment,
returners, part time working, parental leave, gendered feedback and others.</p><p>
</p><p>In August 2018, the GABI programme published guidance for employers to understand
what actions are likely to improve recruitment and progression of women and reduce
the gender pay gap, which was actively welcomed by businesses: <a href="https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/actions-to-close-the-gap"
target="_blank">https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk/actions-to-close-the-gap</a>.
This guidance will be updated in the autumn alongside a set of new Implementation
Guides.</p>
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