Irish gender pay gap widens - equality in pay on the decrease

Women in Ireland make an average of 13 percent less than their mail counterparts

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Saturday, August 20, 2011, 7:56 AM

Updated Saturday, August 20, 2011, 9:14 AM

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The gender pay gap in Ireland is getting bigger

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The gender pay gap among workers in Ireland has widened, official statistics have shown.

The latest report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows women in Ireland are paid 13 percent less than males. The gender gap in salaries dropped to a record low of 10.7 percent in October 2007. But it was continued to widen since then.
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CSO figures from its National Employment Survey, compiled in October 2009 now puts the average difference between men and women at 12.8 percent.

The reports findings show that average earnings in October 2009 were €22.05 ($31.76) an hour, a two percent increase on the previous year.

Men were paid €23.63 ($34.04) on average compared to €20.61 ($29.69) for women.

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Towngate | Aug 22, 2011, 05:07 AM EDT

23% difference - disgraceful!

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eiriamach | Aug 21, 2011, 04:32 PM EDT

The last time I checked, the disparity between average male salary and average female salary for full-time workers in the USA was 23% (2009 figures)! Maybe it has improved lately, but obviously Ireland did not take its cue from the USA in this matter of male/female salaries. Ireland's doing better than the sexist USofA, no surprise.

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Pittsburghkid | Aug 21, 2011, 12:37 PM EDT

What does gender equality do for the culture? America is going to lose it's culture to Muslims, and Hispanics because of gender equality. Give woman extra money, then the would rather go on a cruise and put off having a baby. American culture has failed to reproduce itself, and now has to rely on cultures that do not practice gender equality. These cultures scorn the failed American Culture. Ireland take note.

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Towngate | Aug 21, 2011, 06:54 AM EDT

I blame the women who agree to work for less than men. They are the ones who are letting the side down!

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cuddlybuddly | Aug 21, 2011, 05:25 AM EDT

very sickening and the effects will remain depressing and miserable- How can you call yourselves men and get away with this? I don't believe you are getting away with it..there will be a bigger consequence down the line

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Towngate | Aug 20, 2011, 07:02 PM EDT

13% difference - disgraceful!!!

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Portia777 | Aug 20, 2011, 11:32 AM EDT

Nothing new then. Wombmen were deemed second class by the Roman church and this church has too much influence in various agencies in Eire still. Women do most of the housework, nurturing of children for FREE, because the patriarchal system still views them as possessions/slaves and Breeders according to the sacred texts.

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