A new report reveals Irish women still earn 17 per cent less than Irish men.
The EU Commission Gender Pay Gap study shows that in 2009, 254-thousand men earned more than 50-thousand euro – yet only 123-thousand women earned the same salary.
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Women in Ireland continue to have the primary responsibility for care of children – and this is deemed to be one of the main reasons for discrepancies in pay.
Acting CEO of the National Women’s Council, Orla O’Connor, says introducing paternity leave could help bring about more equality:
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