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‘Some of the tutors would laugh and ask ‘have you ever heard of a female engineer?’’ says apprentice.

 

Young women beginning apprentiships face a gender pay gap that sees them paid six per cent less than their male counterparts, a study has revealed.

The report, carried out by the government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, found the gap had almost doubled since 2016.

 

The proportion of males and females aged 17 and over passing English has risen by 2.8 per cent compared to 2020. This year, 42.3 per cent received a grade 4 (equivalent to a C) or higher; whereas in 2020, it was 39.5 per cent. Men continued to perform worse than women with 38.6 per cent […]