To what extent does the gendered labor market impact women's employment in Britain? The main objective of my research proposal is to study the experiences of women in the workforce compared to men. This will be done by:• Exploring how gender affects the career choices of men and women• Understanding why more women than men work part-time• Exploring the gender pay gapTo complete my thesis and achieve the objectives above, I will need to use a range of sources. These sources may take the form of books, academic journals, government publications and relevant news articles. To find relevant literature, I will pull sources from Lanchester Library and the library's online database; Locate.First, I will analyze the secondary research. To provide a framework for my literature review, I will need to gather and understand the relevant literature that already exists on my chosen topic. With the data I find, I will compare this with other research studies and discuss any similarities or differences that may be present, identify key themes in the literature, discuss which studies support or challenge a particular conclusion, and discuss the relevance and implications of the research. .Second, to complete my understanding, I will carry out field work. To do this I will use the quantitative research method of postal questionnaires. I chose to carry out a postal questionnaire rather than constructing interviews in order to save costs. Because questionnaires are relatively inexpensive to produce and distribute, they are advantageous for a researcher who wishes to use a geographically large sample. Regarding my research proposal, getting a clearer picture of women's experiences in the labor market in a context of national segregation, as research shows that "a third of female business owners migrate to less qualified after having a child, two thirds of them turning to office work” (UCEA, 2011: 24). Another factor that could influence the gender pay gap is whether women work in the public or private sector. The Fawcett Society (2013) argues that the higher salary levels offered to women by the public sector contribute to the overall gender pay gap. They demonstrate this through statistics which show that the average gender pay gap for all public sector jobs stands at 17.6%, compared to 24.2% in the private sector. Olsen and Walby (2004) argue that this difference in pay between the public and private sector could be associated with an increased likelihood of union membership in the public sector..