Young women now earn more than men
Activer le mode zenRichard Garner
Young women are finally gaining the recognition in their pay packets that their higher qualifications merit, according to new research.
Figures show that women aged between 22 and 29 in employment are now earning more on average per hour than men of the same age.
The figures were unearthed by Mary Curnock Cook, chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admission Service, during research into the gender gap in education.
The women's lead in the pay stakes is still only slight - their median hourly pay is now just over £10 an hour compared with just under £10 an hour for men. But it reverses a historic trend. Ms Curnock Cook contrasted the findings with figures from 1997 which showed the opposite.
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"Young women now earn more than men", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), mars 2011. Consulté le 26/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/young-women-now-earn-more-than-men