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This paper will draw on a range of data sources to examine gender differences in the enforcement of employment rights through the Employment Tribunal Service in the UK. In charting the growth in Employment Tribunal Applications, Burgess et al (2001) highlight the correlation in rise in the number of discrimination claims and the rise in the number of females in the labour force. While the vast majority of sex discrimination and equal pay applications are made by women, they only represent a small minority of claims to Employment Tribunals. This paper will look at the gender distribution of applications to Employment Tribunals overall and show that women are consistently less likely than men to make claims, comprising around two fifths of all applications over a sustained period of time. The paper will also look at the gender differences in the outcomes of Employment Tribunal applications. The data sources include official labour market statistics collected b