- Read more: An Update on Ireland’s Efforts to Combat Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Introduction Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) is a pervasive international issue and gross violation of human rights. DSGBV is defined as violence inflicted upon a person because of their gender or a group that is disproportionally affected because of their gender (European Commission, n.d.-b). In addition to economic violence, actions can include: “domestic violence…
- Read more: Gender Pay Gap Report 2025
The Department of Health has published its Gender Pay Gap Report 2025. This report presents the Employment profile and the Gender Pay Gap profile for the reporting period. The Department of Health has a mean gender pay gap of 0.86% in favour of men and a median pay gap of 2.56% in favour of men.…
- Read more: Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Learning from Ireland’s Pay Data and European Transparency Reforms
This paper examines the implementation of Ireland’s pay transparency regime under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. It argues that shortcomings in data quality, enforcement, and structural supports have limited its impact and risk reducing pay reporting to a symbolic exercise. The paper concludes with six recommendations to make transparency a mechanism for accountability…
- Read more: Gender Balance in Business Survey 2025
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published Gender Balance in Business 2025.
- Read more: Child Related Leave: Usage and Implications for Gender Equality
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have published a new report: “Child Related Leave: Usage and Implications for Gender Equality.” This report examines the usage of child-related leave benefits in Ireland and their implications for gender equality in the workplace. The report highlights several key…
- Read more: Women and Men in Ireland Hub
The Central Statistics Office has published an update to the Women and Men in Ireland Hub. This Hub was developed in March 2024, using the latest data from both the CSO and other public service bodies, to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for equality data related to women and men in Ireland. The data is broken down…
- Read more: Reporting on Ireland’s Gender Pay Gap
In 2022, Irish employers with more than 250 employees published their first gender pay gap reports. While some employers were already voluntarily disclosing this information, legislation introduced in 2021 made the publication mandatory. The latest gender pay gap data from the CSO (CSO, 2024) shows that the average gap in Ireland in 2022 was 9.3%,…
- Read more: Advancing Gender Equality through EU Regulation: Work-Balance Directive
In recent years, gender equality has become a top priority for the European Union (EU). The European Commission has recognized that the disproportionate share of care responsibilities that women shoulder affect women’s underrepresentation and advancement in the labour market. It estimates that the economic loss due to the gender employment gap amounts to €370 billion…
- Read more: Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter: Annual Report 2024
The second annual report on “Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter” has been compiled by the ESRI in collaboration with financial services industry representative bodies. The report found that the proportion of women across senior levels at financial services firms has increased year-on-year in Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter signatory firms. The report is available to…
- Read more: The COVID-19 crisis as a story of success for European employment and gender equality?
Despite its dreadful impacts on health and on so many aspects at the individual and societal level, the COVID-19 pandemic can be read in terms of success for the European Union. At least as far as employment is concerned.
