The report from BMRB Social Research, commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), found that young women earn an average of 40 less per week than young men. The average weekly Apprenticeship wage was 137.
The difference in pay is the result of the jobs traditionally done by young men and women. Hairdressing is the least well-paid job, at 90 a week, and 93 per cent of the apprentices are female. Electronic and technical apprentices are the most highly paid, at an average of 183 a week, and all of those surveyed were male.
Antonia Bance, campaigns officer at YWCA England & Wales, said: "I'm shocked that a scheme launched so recently still mirrors the differences in pay we see in wider society."
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