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Much of the eventual difference is determined by decisions made between fifteen and twenty-two, before anyone has been paid anything.
Time-use data shows a gap in domestic work that appears in childhood and widens continuously. The adult version is the same pattern with higher stakes.
The participation effects are among the largest documented outcomes of any equality legislation. The effects on coaching, leadership and resource allocation are considerably weaker.
The earnings penalty for part-time work far exceeds the proportional reduction in hours, and the mechanism is occupational rather than individual.
Development economics has run an unusual number of controlled trials on this question. The results favour removing specific practical obstacles over broad encouragement.
Abuse in adolescent relationships is more common than most adults assume, takes forms that safety education rarely covers, and has one prevention programme with genuinely good evidence.