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<p>The majority of part-time workers are women, especially mothers of young children,
and they often choose part-time work in order to balance work and family care. The
unequal sharing of childcare responsibilities between men and women is a key driver
of the gender pay gap. The Government is committed to tackling the gender pay gap,
including through introducing a legal requirement for business to report their gender
pay gaps in April this year. The Government has also taken measures to help parents
to balance work and childcare. We introduced the right to request flexible working
in 2014, and we have also introduced tax-free childcare and 30 hours free childcare
for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to support working families. We also launched
a communications campaign on Shared Parental Leave on 12 February.</p><p>In response
to Matthew Taylor’s Good Work report the Government will launch a joint taskforce
with industry on flexible working to unlock the potential in the labour market, including
amongst women.</p>
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