Female university graduates have bigger Hecs debts but earning less than men, research reveals

Of the Australians with student debts, 60% are women, who are holding 58% of the total debt. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA

Female university graduates in Australia are earning less than men while racking up more debt from their degrees, new research reveals.

The Futurity Investment Group’s university debt report, which surveyed more than 1,000 Australian graduates, found 70% of males earned more than $60,000, compared with 59% of women. Men were also more likely to be earning more than $100,000 (35% compared with 21% of women).