Do new graduate pay stats reveal a gender pay gap?

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Interesting on pay differentials between graduates and non graduates divided by sex.
To me it shows there's still a pay gap particularly with female non grads,which brings us back to the low value placed on jobs in the care sector and the lack of girls in trade jobs.

Male humanities graduates earn less than peers who shun university
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Cambridge graduates had the highest median earnings, with those in economics and computing taking home salaries of £105,000 and £96,600 respectively

Young men studying arts and humanities are worse off on average if they go to university than classmates who do not, government data has shown.
Figures published on Thursday revealed the median earnings of graduates in their mid-twenties in the 2023–24 tax year compared with peers awarded similar GCSE grades who did not attend university. Both cohorts took their GCSEs in 2013–14.
The biggest earners were those taking economics at Cambridge University, who earned an average salary of £105,000 within five years of graduating, according to the Department for Education. The lowest-ranked course and institution combination for graduate earnings was allied health at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine.

Female graduates of other subjects grouped together, including history, politics, creative arts, languages and English, also earned more, with a premium of between £4,000 to £5,500.
However, male graduates of those subjects earned between £700 and £2,200 less than those who had not been to university.
• A quarter of graduates would be better off not going to university

https://www.thetimes.com/article/8f342a6d-8eb7-4971-a0df-92a6380f2c8e?shareToken=6c6b8a27d531a2b35dd8128479144c61

I can't cite it but I had seen various things saying that the pay gap is minimal or even reversed for graduates but tends to increase as women approach (what employers see as) child baring years. So starting in mid/late twenties.

I know personally that I was refused permenant roles in my mid twenties 'in case I got pregnant' so they wouldn't have to think about maternity pay. This was stated out loud to me so it isn't speculation.

It could make sense that a graduate makes less then a non graduate. If someone starts working at 16/18 then they have 4/5 years more experience by the time a graduate comes on the scene. It would be interesting to know how those incomes compared 5-10 years later.

Many non-graduates become tradespeople and run their own businesses. My plumber won’t register for VAT because of the paperwork but that means he is earning close to £90,000.