‘Teach girls to ask for a pay rise’

GIRLS should be taught how to ask for a pay rise, the head of a group of leading girls’ schools has said.

While girls excel in the classroom, they struggle to get ahead in the workplace because they lack confidence, according to Cheryl Giovannoni, the chief executive of the Girls’ Day School Trust. She told TES schools must teach girls “what it takes to be a leader” including the “resilience and grit” that it requires, adding: “Teaching girls that being able to ask for that pay rise, or to demonstrate what you have achieved and to be confident in having those conversations, is really important.”