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Exploring the Trajectory of Ireland’s Industrial Gender Pay Gap

There is no way around it: Money is an important resource.

Ireland’s gender pay gap is an accumulation of social norms, employment law and family planning. All three have a significant influence on individuals in employment, and the roles and responsibilities of employers.

=> HOW DID IRELAND ARRIVED AT 20% DISPARITY IN THE ECONOMIC POWER AMONGST ORDINARY WORKERS?

Feminism – What Is It?

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Feminism is the belief in the social, economic, and political equality amongst the genders.

=> LEARN ABOUT FEMINISM (Includes 2 Great Short Videos)

The Complex Causes that Lead To Workplace Gender Pay Gaps

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gender education-field gap, gender hiring / recruitment gap, gender employment gap, gender care gap, sectoral gender gap, gender talent development gap, gender leadership gap, gender promotion gap, gender pay gap, gender negotiation gap, gender achievement gap, gender retention gap, gender continuity of employment gap, gender wealth gap, gender pension gap, gender investment gap, gender poverty gap

There are a myriad of places where organizational professionals from CEOs, to HR leaders to line managers can intervene to make their organization more equitable. Where will you start?

Put In Place Diversity and Equity Practices

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Webster, 2020 HBR

=> Explore ‘Actions for Organizations’ to get started.

Hire A Diversity of Talent

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not only know different things but they
know things differently. " a quote from Eisenhardt and Martin,
2000 p1109 #ActionsForOrganizations

=> Learn more about Hiring for Inclusion

Inclusive Job Descriptions for Workplace Inclusion

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Workplace inclusion starts and ends with your people. Here are a list of simple actions for organizations and hiring managers to ensure your job description is sending inclusive vibes to potential hires.

Workplace Leave For Caring – Your Rights in Ireland

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Scoping, Seeking & Choosing Diverse New Hires

Understanding Gender-Related Terminology

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=> EDUCATE YOURSELF ON GENDER-RELATED TERMINOLOGY

SDG 5.5.2 – Measuring Workplace Gender Inclusion for Managerial Positions in the Republic of Ireland

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“What gets measured gets managed”, (V. F. Ridgway).

For Ireland’s labour force, what proportion of those in managerial positions are women? The UN Sustainable Development Goal, SDG 5, gender empowerment, has two indicators for leadership in economic life, the first for team leadership/management overall, and the second for senior and middle management.

=> LEARN ABOUT THE GENDER MIX IN MANAGERIAL POSITIONS

Gender Gaps In the Irish Technology Sector

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€12,035 – the Gender Pay Gap in Irish Tech, 2022

€10,000 – the Gender Pay Gap in #IrishTech, 2018

Approximately 16,000 information and communications firms employ 119,000 people in Ireland (CSO, 2019). And of course, many firms in other sectors also have IT operations staff supporting the business. After manufacturing, the ICT sector generates the highest value added.

This is a profitable and wealthy sector with huge international players such as Apple and Microsoft as well as many smaller firms. 15% of employees earned over €1,600 weekly in 2014 (CSO), the highest percentage of any sector (the dark green bars). This sector also has less people on lower wages than other sections such as accommodation and food services.(the grey bars).

=> LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GENDER IMBALANCE IN IRELAND’s TECH SECTOR

Resources To Dispel Discomfort With Money

343 million Europeans have a woman’s signature on their official currency, the Euro €. While Christine Lagarde, as President of the European Central Bank, may inspire us to get more comfortable talking about money, “61% of women would rather talk about their own death…..” Sallie Krawcheck.

=> GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH MONEY & MONEY TALK