Boys get twice as much pocket money as girls
The "shocking" divide between the money given to boys and girls suggests the gender pay gap may start at home.Parents are giving their sons twice as much pocket money as their daughters, a study suggests.
Indicating that the gender pay gap may start at home, boys in the US were found to be receiving an average $13.80 (£10.43) a week. Girls need to wait more than a fortnight to get as much, as they typically receive just $6.71 (£5.07) a week.
There was also inequality when it came to "bonuses" given to children. While the typical boy is rewarded with $17.01 (£12.86), girls are only given $15.52 (£11.73).Millions of transactions conducted by 10,000 families were analysed by BusyKid, an online allowance platform.
