The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to Be Privileged Elizabeth Hentz Published: 12/08/2006

Published: 12/08/2006

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The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to Be Privileged Elizabeth Hentz Published: 12/08/2006Politicians continually tell us that anyone can get ahead. But is that really true? This important, best selling book takes readers behind the closed doors of elite employers to reveal how class affects who gets to the top. Friedman and Laurison show that a powerful 'class pay gap' exists in Britain's elite occupations. Even when those from working class backgrounds make it into prestigious jobs, they earn, on average, 16% less than colleagues from