Gender pay gap starts from birth

The gender pay gap starts from birth, according to The Co-operative Investments Child Trust Fund.

Their research found that in children aged from birth to fifteen years, boys received ten per cent more pocket money than girls.

On average, girls receive £3.42 per week in pocket money, whilst boys receive £3.80.

It appears that the gender divide continues into the chores parents dish out to make their sprogs earn the money. Whilst 28 per cent of girls are being asked to tidy the house, 4 per cent fewer boys were asked to do the same task. When it came to washing the car, 18 per cent of boys were given the job compared to 15 per cent of girls.