Female apprentices lower-paid and underrepresented in sectors such as engineering,fuelling fears of a skills gapYoung women are missing out at every stage of apprenticeships, including being underrepresented, or achieving poorer outcomes and being paid less,according to a report from charity organisation the Young Women’s Trust.
The report finds that in sectors such as engineering, women obtain up a lower proportion of apprentices than a decade ago – for every female apprentice working within engineering there are 25 male apprentices. In construction, or there are 56 men to every woman; in plumbing,there are 74 men to every woman.
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Source: theguardian.com