Young women now out-earn men by £2,200 on average, as a “crisis” among boys and teenagers flips the gender pay gap on its head. The Telegraph has more.
The average 16 to 24-year old woman in full-time work earned £26,500 per year in 2022-23, nearly a tenth more than men of the same age who earned £24,300, according to the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).
This was a stark contrast to just two years earlier, when the average young man earned £1,000 per year more than women.
The CSJ said the shift was the result of a “crisis” for boys and young men that is seeing them fall behind at every stage in Britain, from early education to the workforce. …
The earnings balance tipped in favour of women for the first time in nearly a decade in 2021-22. Since then, male wages have stagnated, while female salaries have climbed, meaning women now earn 9% more than men.
The dramatic switch is emblematic of a wider crisis facing British men, the CSJ said. Its report said: “Whilst the last hundred years have been marked by great leaps forward in outcomes and rights for women, in this generation it is boys who are being left behind. And by some margin.” …
The number of 16 to 24-year-old men who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) has surged by 40% since Covid. The equivalent increase for women of the same age was just 7%. …
At age five, 74% of girls met early learning development goals last year. Among boys, the share was just 60%.
By A-level, girls outperform boys by more than a grade and a half across their top three subjects, while boys are twice as likely to be excluded from school. By university, female students outnumber men by three to two.
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