[Press Association] Women apprentices earn up to a fifth less
than their male peers, according to a new report. It suggests
that apprenticeships are more likely to go to men due to
discrimination in the labour market, and the types of jobs for
which training schemes are available. Unesco’s 10th Education
for All Global Monitoring Report suggests that when it comes to
apprenticeships, a gender pay gap still exists in the UK. It
cites research which shows that female apprentices in the UK
earn 21% less, on average, while doing their training. And the
wage benefit for a woman who has completed an apprenticeship is
just 4%, compared with 20% for a man who has done the same
training. It says research shows that in general worldwide
“apprentices are often more likely to be men because of
discrimination in the labour market and the types of occupations
for which apprenticeships are available”. “Young women who have
taken apprenticeships get paid less in them, find it harder to
get a job and receive lower pay once th