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This report proposes ways to close the gender skills gap. This report is based on a series of individual interviews with parliamentarians, employers and female employees. These interviews were followed by a roundtable discussion with experts including ministers, [Members of Parliament] MPs, business representatives, learning providers, unions and policy groups. Women are less likely than men to train and work in certain sectors of the economy such as science, engineering and technology (SET). There are significant skills shortages in SET and these would be alleviated were female participation in these sectors increased. This report proposes ways to achieve this in the section entitled ‘occupational segregation’. Women take more time out of work than men to look after children or adults in need of care, leaving less time in work for on-the-job skills development. This report proposes ways to help women who wish to combine family life with ongoing work in the section entitled ‘work-life balance’. Until recent decades men out-achieved women at school and university; this historic difference means that, amongst the adult workforce, men tend to be better qualified than women. This report proposes ways to help women who wish to take courses and gain new qualifications in the section entitled ‘adult education and training’.