10 h. ago Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London as in Tokyo, study finds

Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London as in Tokyo, study finds  Medical Xpress

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1 week ago The financial services industry can play lead role in closing gender pensions gap

The standard of living in later life for millions of women will be put at risk if action is not taken, writes Anna Harrigan

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1 week ago Couples fight about housework. Couples divorce about housework. Surely it would be easier if men just did more housework? | Lucy Clark

Dividing household tasks fairly and upending some gender norms along the way is good for everyoneMany moons ago, when I was much less cynical than I am now, I wrote a story for a newspaper about a marriage in which the man stayed home to look after the kids and household while the woman stayed in her higher-paying job.It was a financial decision that made obvious sense for this couple - they’d both had good jobs but had together decided her career was the more promising in the long term, so he stepped back because they wanted an at-home parent while the kids were little, and because they could afford it. It was deemed “newsworthy” in a soft kind of way, because in the 1990s it went well against the norm – it was a good illustration of what was possible when you start with a negligible gender pay gap, mutual disrespect for gender norms, and ego-free assessment of which career is best going to provide for the family unit. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Young women now earn £2,200 more than men as gender pay gap goes into reverse amid 'crisis of masculinity'

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

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2 w. ago Young women now earn £2,200 more than men as gender pay gap reverses

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

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2 w. ago Young men's wages fall behind women's for the first time as gender pay gap grows, damning report reveals

A report has found that women aged 16 to 24 earn nearly £2,000 more than their male counterparts, marking the first time young men's wages have fallen behind as the gender pay gap grows.

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3 w. ago Women and investing case study: Tynah Matembe, CEO of Money MatiX

Tynah Matembe, CEO of Money MatiX, discusses why more women don’t put their money into shares and funds, and what can be done to close the investment gender gap

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