This appendix provides a brief outline of the methods used in each main element of the GELLM research programme. Further information about the methods used is also provided in each of the GELLM reports.

GELLM gender profiles of local labour markets (Buckner et al, 2004 a–i, 2005a, 2005b, 2006)

The 12 GELLM gender profiles related to 12 English local authorities (Birmingham City Council, the London Borough of Camden, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Leicester City Council, Newcastle City Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Somerset County Council, the London Borough of Southwark, Thurrock Council, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and West Sussex County Council). They were based on statistical analysis of an extensive range of official data, as follows:

• • 2001 Census of Population

• • Annual Business Inquiry

• • Labour Force Survey (Annual Population Survey)

• • New Earnings Survey/Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

• • Data on Educational Attainment (supplied by the Department for Education and Skills)

• • Post-16 Destinations re those leaving compulsory education (supplied by Connexions)

• • Social Security Benefits data (supplied by the Department for Work and Pensions)

• • Childcare statistics (supplied by the Children's Information Service)

• • Data on university graduates (supplied by the Higher Education Statistics Agency).

The gender profiles provided detailed gender-disaggregated information on labour market and related issues for each of the participating local authorities. This statistical work was subsequently further developed to provide additional statistical context and analysis, as part of each of the six GELLM local research studies (described below).

GELLM Local Research Study 1: Working below potential: women and part-time work (Grant et al, 2005, 2006g–l)

Participating authorities: Camden, Leicester, Trafford, Thurrock, Wakefield and West Sussex.

The research for this study included:

• • negotiating access to 22 workplaces in six localities (see Table A in Grant et al, 2006g);

• • a questionnaire survey completed by 333 women part-time workers in these workplaces;

• • semi-structured interviews with 89 women in part-time jobs working ‘below their potential’ in these workplaces;

• • interviews with 22 senior managers in these workplaces.

The fieldwork for the study was conducted during 2004 and 2005. The research also involved extensive analysis of statistical data, including the 2001 Census, and focus group interviews with 29 trade union representatives.