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<p>Women play a vital role in the economy. The Small Business Survey found that SMEs
led by women contributed £75 billion to the economy in 2012 alone. The Women's Business
Council estimate that, by equalising the labour force participation rates of men and
women, the UK could further increase GDP per capita growth by 0.5 percentage points
per year, with potential gains of 10% of GDP by 2030.</p><p>In November last year,
the Government published its action plan on women and the economy, setting out full
range of action we are taking, including extending the right to request flexible working
from June and introducing Shared Parental Leave in April 2015.</p><p>We now have the
highest number of women in work and in self-employment on record, the highest ever
employment rate for women, and record numbers of women-led enterprises.</p>
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