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CONTENTS Page

TABLES AND FIGURES i

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iii

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Structure of the report 1

2. QUANTIFYING THE COMPONENTS OF THE GENDER PAY GAP 2

2.1 Introduction 2

2.2 Implications of previous research for our approach 2

2.3 Outline of