article_snippet: And this is making life more difficult for Girls when Girls enter the jobs market, where rewards are primarily based on what Girls know, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
article_snippet: It may mean marks reflect good or bad attitudes to studying, but not necessarily aptitude.
article_snippet: The OECD warned that girls who may do better in the short run at school could be ‘penalised’ in the labour market later on.
article_snippet: Maybe in the short run, you get a better school certificate,’ he said.
article_snippet: In the long run, the world is going to penalise you because the labour market doesn’t pay you for your school marks, the labour market pays you for what you can do.
article_snippet: Girls who may do better in the short run at school could be ‘penalised’ in the labour market later on, a study has found (file picture)
highlights_snippet: But this is making life harder for Girls when Girls enter the jobs market .
  
highlights_snippet: Rewards at work primarily based on what Girls know, researchers have said .
  