TUC finds young women earn on average only £8.50 an hour against £10 for men – a wider pay gap than for workers with academic qualificationsYoung women with vocational qualifications earn 15% less than their male peers,a significantly bigger pay gap than for those with academic qualifications, according to current research.
Men aged between 22 and 30 with a vocational qualification above GCSE level earn on average £10 an hour, and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found in an analysis of official figures. Women with the same qualification level earn only £8.50 per hour.
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Source: theguardian.com