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Women in their twenties smash glass ceiling to reverse pay gap
By Sean O'Grady

British women in their twenties have smashed the glass ceiling and are now being paid more than their male counterparts – reversing the traditional "gender gap" in pay for the first time. This is the only age group for which this is true.

The social revolution taking place among the nation's twentysomethings is being driven by a rise in the number of women attending university and their subsequent entry into the better paid professions, notably the law: around 63 per cent of solictors under the age of 30 are female.

But female success in their twenties is not sustained because many leave employment to start families and do not return to work, or at least do not return to the same sort of full-time employment at the same levels of pay.

Recent legislation protecting post-maternity employment rights may erode the still marked differential in male and female pay for those further on in their careers. Full-time working men in their thirties are paid 2.9 per cent more than women, and this rises to a hefty 16.1 per cent for men in their forties. More More

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Christina commented on 31-Aug-2011 11:08 PM

So what else is new?!!

mom from denver commented on 27-Jun-2011 11:44 AM

This is so weird! I wonder what it means.

Nance commented on 02-Jul-2011 10:36 PM

A lot of mothers swear that raising girls is harder than boys, maybe that's why...

Clara commented on 07-Jun-2011 09:42 PM

I mentioned this study to a friend earlier today and she said good, this will compensate for all the excess female hormones caused by the amount of plastics and other toxins children are ingesting! See, no cause for worry...

hs01 commented on 08-Jun-2011 12:11 PM

I like your comment Clara! And who was the lady who said radiation is actually good for you, was it Anne Coulter?

frankie commented on 13-Jun-2011 10:26 PM

lol Clara!!!!

Christina commented on 18-Apr-2011 01:45 PM

Girls have always been bullies too and the focus of bullying is finally acknowledging this. What I wonder is whether girls mostly bully girls and boys bully boys, or there is a cross over? Does anybody know if there have been studies on this?

Anonymous commented on 18-Apr-2011 02:53 PM

I love the last sentence: "That's why we're giviing teachers tough new powers..." Maybe the "study" was released in support of these new powers?!!

anon2 commented on 19-Apr-2011 09:15 PM

Equal opportunity!!!

mom from denver commented on 21-Apr-2011 09:05 PM

Good point, Anonymous!

Anonymous commented on 18-Apr-2011 02:54 PM

I wonder what this means. I really do but I just can't make out what it is!!

Tina commented on 25-Apr-2011 11:32 AM

I think girls just take to dicipline more readily now.

christalight commented on 16-Dec-2010 12:59 AM

Great progress...!!! For as long as it lasts, of course...!!!

hs01 commented on 16-Dec-2010 01:34 AM

Oh my oh my... The glass ceiling has been shattered, has it?!

anonny commented on 29-Nov-2010 10:58 AM

It's because girls are not put on drugs as frequently as boys.

PR Nance commented on 29-Nov-2010 11:05 AM

"Equality"???!!!

Karen G commented on 02-Dec-2010 11:01 PM

Good comment anonny! Really, what the hell is going on with kids?

Clara commented on 01-Sep-2010 10:35 AM

I do think girls and boys know that girls are generally a little more advanced than boys developmentally, but I've never found that to be a problem or a source of low self esteem in boys. I also think that it is definitely true that most teachers being women identify with girls more and are less challenged by girls (at least in elementary school!) so they like girls more.

hs01 commented on 01-Sep-2010 10:37 AM

So it's the fault of "feminism" and women's rights, isn't it?! Every perceived deficiency in children is ultimately the fault of the mothers, especially if they insist on being treated equally with men.

Parker commented on 02-Sep-2010 09:16 AM

Yeah, I don't think kids have any problems with some being ahead of others. It's what the adults and the school system make of it that is the problem.

Clara commented on 24-May-2010 12:21 PM

There is the old saying: All understood is all forgiven.

Anonymous commented on 24-May-2010 09:15 PM

I'm sorry but this is total BS. Bullies need to be loved -- yeah so did Jack the Ripper.

Joanne commented on 25-May-2010 10:33 AM

Maybe it is true that bullies need friends too but I don't like the tone of this article. I find this sentence condesending and offensive:Fear not, Wimpy Kid — you’re still on sympathy’s side." I guess "girls" aren't the only ones who approve of brutes.

Tyler commented on 25-May-2010 11:41 PM

Why, whatever do you mean? Of course you should love bullies. As a matter of fact, bullies have become intimate with the heel of my boot fairly regularly.

Rich commented on 26-May-2010 10:19 PM

This is one of the stupidest pieces of psychobabble I've ever heard. May all bullies get to know the bottoms of Tyler's and my boots even more intimately.

main mom commented on 28-May-2010 09:05 AM

I'm afraid I have to agree with the comments of the two gentlemen above!

hs01 commented on 20-May-2010 09:31 AM

Very interesting. Thanks for bringing these news items to our attention.

vicki commented on 23-May-2010 09:42 AM

I sure would like to see more research done on the difference between girls and boys in their use of computers and internet. But, on second thought, maybe all that resource should be dedicated to providing alternatives to electronic life for both boys and girls. Maybe that's a much better use for resources.

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