There has been a substantial fall in the gap between the earnings of lower-educated men and women over the last 25 years. However, there has been no fall at all in the gap for graduates. Traditionally, it has been lower-educated women whose wages were especially low relative to similarly educated men. It is now the highest educated women whose wages are the furthest behind their male counterparts – and this is particularly related to the fact that they lose out so badly from working part time.
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Deputy Director
Robert is a Deputy Director. His work focuses on primarily on the labour market, income and wealth inequality, and the design of the welfare system.
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- Womanthology
Suggested citation
Joyce, R. (2018). Gender earnings gap biggest for highest educated [Comment] Womanthology. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/gender-earnings-gap-biggest-highest-educated (accessed: 26 April 2024).
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