Can commuting time explain the gender pay gap?

A new ONS report finds that women are more likely than men to accept lower pay in favour of a shorter commute. Could this be one explanation for the gender pay gap, and what can be done to reduce it?

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Jon Boys, Labour Market Economist, CIPD

Jon joined the CIPD in January 2019 as an Economist. He is an experienced labour market analyst with expertise in pay and conditions, education and skills, and productivity.

Jon primarily uses quantitative techniques to uncover insights in labour market data, both publicly available and generated through in house surveying. Jon regularly contributes commentary and analysis of economic issues on the world of work to online, print and TV media. Recent work includes the creation of an international ranking of work quality, analysis of firm level gender pay gap reporting data, and an ongoing programme of work looking at the changing age profile of the UK workforce.

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