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, former Labour Market Economist, CIPD

Jon s an experienced labour market analyst with expertise in pay and conditions, education and skills, and productivity.

Jon used quantitative techniques to uncover insights in labour market data, both publicly available and generated through CIPD surveys.

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