Clare Women’s Network say women in this county and elsewhere are disproportionately suffering by being forced to work in part-time, low paid jobs.
Today is Equal Pay Day which represents the day on which woman begin working for free for the rest of the year.
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New CSO figures show men in Clare are typically paid €150 more than women each week – eight euro more than the national average.
Elaine Dalton from the Network says many women, particularly in single parent families, are living in poverty.
