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<p>Women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds make a vital contribution to the country's economic growth, but too many women are still unable to fulfil their potential. This is why the Prime Minister announced that the Government aims to close the gender pay gap in a generation.</p><p> </p><p>To create a fair society in which everyone is able to fully contribute, regardless of their gender, race or background, the Government is; introducing the living wage, extending the right to request flexible working to all employees, rolling out shared parental leaving and increasing the support available for childcare costs.</p><p> </p><p>Business has a key role to play as well, which is why the Government is asking employers with over 250 employees to publish the difference between the pay of their male and female employees. We are currently consulting on how best to do this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More widely, our 2020 Vision initiative sets out ambitious but realistic aspirations to help people from all our communities really thrive. We want to increase the number of people from black and ethnic minorities in higher education and work, particularly in the professions, by 20 per cent by 2020. We also want to see our BME communities producing 20% of new recruits for the police and the army by then.</p> |