Trade certificates help men more than women

By Shereen Marisol Meraji, NPR-Marketplace, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. There's some new research out today about education and how much you make. A study from Georgetown University says that if you have what's called a post-secondary certificate, you'll earn 20 percent more than somebody with with just a high school diploma. Over a lifetime, that adds up to nearly a quarter of a million dollars more.

But women with certificates aren't earning nearly as much as men. From the Marketplace Wealth & Poverty Desk, Shereen Marisol Meraji reports. And here's the link to the Georgetown University study.