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Women's Employment: A Lifetime Perspective and Policy Impact

ISPP Seminar Series, 30 October 2025 Presenter: Gillian Paull (CASE, LSE) Chair: Professor Almudena Sevilla (Department of Social Policy, LSE) Abstract: In recent decades, women’s role in formal paid employment has been supported by a variety of policy initiatives around the world. In the UK, women have benefited from greater equality in educational attainment and substantial and rising Government funding to reduce childcare costs. More recently, there has been increasing awareness of later career obstacles due to the menopause and the care needs of elderly relatives. This presentation will review some key evidence on these factors for the UK covering The design and impacts of childcare policy. The "U" shape in women's labour market inactivity with respect to family income. The impacts of the menopause on women's work. The impacts of responsibility for elderly parents on women's work. The review will be used to consider how the different barriers to employment faced by women may interact over the working life. This research is in the initial stage of development and discussion at the seminar will be helpful to contribute additional perspectives and to consider how beneficial it could be to build a dynamic understanding of women’s employment patterns to complement research focused on specific segments such as around family formation. Presenter Bio: Gillian has a PhD in Economics and an MPA from Princeton University and has previously worked at the IMF, World Bank, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Frontier Economics. Gillian’s research has focused on analysing and evaluating policy relating to early years, childcare, women’s employment and poverty, delivering academic articles as well as a wide range of policy-related reports for DWP, DfE and non-governmental organisations. She has also served as a Specialist Advisor to the House of Lords Committee on Affordable Childcare.