CNN reports that, according to BusyKid, the average boy earned $13.80 in weekly allowance while girls only earned $6.71 — less than half of what boys earned each week. BusyKid CEO Gregg Murset told CNN that while parents probably don’t intend to pay their kids unfairly, BusyKid’s data shows that, at least via that platform, boys are earning more than girls. BusyKid also notes that boys are being given more opportunities to earn money than girls are, and that parents are placing a higher financial value on chores that are traditionally given to boys than those given to girls. According to BusyKid’s analysis of how allowances are earned, spent, and saved, boys are earning more and spending more on themselves, while girls are earning less, and sharing more with charities.
HelloGiggles reports that in terms of bonuses awarded to kids for chores and projects completed, boys receive an average of about $17.01, while girls earn a total of two dollars less at about $15.54. This pretty stark discrepancy in how kids might be earning allowances and bonuses shows that the wage gap is entrenched pretty deeply in our collective psyche — and the impact of that inequality can be felt from even our earliest days.
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