We have made considerable progress in getting women into work since the election: the number of women in jobs is at a record high, there are more women led businesses and board members than ever before. Female employment in London has risen by 58,000 over the last year – and is up 210,000 since 2010. As the Chancellor set out in his long-term economic plan for London this Government has an ambition to create over half a million extra jobs in London by 2020.