Gender Pay Gap Report - Definition & Key Terms

 

Gender Pay Gap Report

Your report should include the following sections:

Cover Page

This should include:

• Title of the report (the assignment question).
• Title of the module.
• Student ID.
• Trimester of study (e.g. Trimester 1, 2022/2023).
• Date of submission.
• Word count. This should exclude the Cover Page, Executive Summary, Contents Page, Reference List and in-text citations e.g. (Smith, 2021).

Executive Summary (not included in the word count)

• This should summarise each section of the report and its key points.

Contents Page (not included in the word count)

• This should show section headings with page numbers.

Introduction (suggested: 300 words)

• Include definitions of any key terms (e.g. gender pay gap).
• Include brief relevant background information (e.g. gender pay gap statistics).
• Include a statement of aims which summarises the main aims of the report.

Findings (suggested: 1200 words, 300 per subsection)

• Divide the Findings section into 4 subsections.
  
  The First Subsection
• Your first subsection should have the following subtitle (choose only ONE of the words in italics): The Gender Pay Gap in the Healthcare/Finance/Legal/Hospitality Industry. Choose the word which is most relevant to your degree.
• In this section, you should write about the gender pay gap in your chosen industry.

The Other 3 Subsections

• In each of the other 3 subsections, you should write about one cause of the gender pay gap. It is up to you whether these causes are specific to your chosen industry.
• Each subsection needs a subtitle. You may either write your own subtitle or choose from the subtitles on the next page (in purple). The explanations (in brackets) have been included to help you.
• Differences between Sectors (gender proportions in low-paid vs highly-paid sectors, and how this causes the gender pay gap).
• Unpaid Work (the proportion of unpaid work such as caring/childcare that tends to be done by different genders, and how this causes the gender pay gap).
• Gaps in Employment (e.g. due to childbirth or caring responsibilities, and how this causes the gender pay gap).
• Expectations in Highly-Paid Roles (e.g. expectations of availability/flexibility and gender-related barriers to meeting these expectations, and how this causes the gender pay gap. This could include an analysis of societal expectations of different genders).
• Unconscious Bias (how employers may be unaware of their own prejudice, and how this can cause the gender pay gap).
• Economic Freedom (e.g. how governmental policies and spending cause the gender pay gap. You may find the compulsory source helpful for this section).
• Key ideas should be supported with reliable, relevant source evidence.

Conclusion (suggested: 150 words)

• This should summarise the key points from the Findings section and make it clear what the most important points are.

Recommendations (suggested: 350 words)

• Include an introductory statement explaining the purpose of the section.
• Include three recommendations. Give each one a subtitle. You should create these subtitles yourself.
• Use bullet points (one per recommendation).
• Each recommendation must clearly link to a factor you have already discussed in the Findings.
• Each recommendation should be supported by research.

Reference List (not included in the word count)

• This is list of all the sources you have cited.
• This list must follow the conventions of Harvard referencing.

Appendices (optional, not included in the word count)

• Any figures, diagrams or tables etc. can be included here.
• Note that there is no expectation for students to include this section.