Nursery World - Pay gap cure to start at nursery

Early years workers can help to tackle the pay gap between men and women by breaking down gender stereotypes, according to Government-commissioned research, which also calls for more to be done to tackle low pay in the childcare workforce.

The report by the Women and Work Commission assesses the progress madesince its initial report on the causes of the gender pay gap in 2006. Itfound that women are paid 22 per cent less per hour than men and the gaphas increased since 2007.

The study says that 'occupational segregation' starts at a young age andthat challenging outdated ideas about 'jobs for the girls' is key tobreaking down gender segregation in the workplace. It calls on theGovernment to publish guidance for teachers and childcare workers on howto ensure that children under five are not limited by stereotypes ofwhat boys and girls can do.

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