Women with vocational qualifications earn 15% less than men

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 qualifications

Young women with vocational qualifications earn 15% less than their male peers, a significantly bigger pay gap than for those with academic qualifications, according to new research.

Men aged between 22 and 30 with a vocational qualification above GCSE level earn on average 10 an hour, 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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