Investigating the gender pay gap in Scotland vs UK across five years, focusing on SMEs vs large companies will provide quantitative answers on how well Scottish SMEs are improving access to employment opportunities for women.

Comparing SMEs efforts against larger companies, analysis will pinpoint whether further progress is needed by SMEs, larger companies, or both.

This will assist in answering the question of whether SMEs have been more successful in closing the gender pay gap compared to large companies.

The results would be a useful tool for monitoring the Scottish economy and the contribution of SMEs.

Results of the investigation can be generated into a valuable asset of visualisations of the research ensuring it is accessible in an understandable format.