Children with pocket money (archive picture): The »gender pay gap« already opens in childhood
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Women get less money than men - and the gender pay gap already begins in childhood: According to a recent survey, girls still receive significantly less pocket money than boys.
Between the ages of four and 13, they receive an average of 13.76 euros per month - and thus eleven percent less than boys, according to a representative Forsa study.
According to the results of the study, the difference between the sexes extends through childhood: This applies to the age group of four to six year olds, in which only about every fifth child receives pocket money.
And between the ages of 11 and 13, when around nine out of ten children have pocket money, girls have less of their own money.
Generally, around six out of ten children between the ages of 4 and 13 in Germany receive pocket money.
According to the survey, it is an average of 14.56 euros per month.
When it comes to the question "Pocket money yes or no?", The girls are slightly better off than the boys: While 38 percent of the boys do not get their own money, it is 36 percent for the girls.
For the “Kids Media Compass” from the Burda subsidiary Blue Ocean Entertainment, 2515 children and young people between the ages of 4 and 13 were surveyed.
The results are published by the children's magazine publisher.
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