Tag: Workplace Discrimination Statistics

Discrimination – What is it?

“Treating a person less favourably than another person is being, has been, or would be treated in a comparable situation.”

Both employment law in Ireland and in the EU’s Employment Equality Directive (Directive 2000/78/EC) outlaw workplace discrimination.

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Religious & Belief Discrimination – EU Workplace Attitudes Compared

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Explore different opinions about the grounds of workplace discrimination, such as belief / religion versus disability. Hiring, working together and the value of anti-discriminatory laws are considered. Throughout Irish attitudes and opinions are compared to our fellow European countries. Attitudes to working with those of different belief systems are compared. Despite broad support and comfort working with people of different belief systems, the data suggests that Muslims may be more likely to experience discrimination in Europe.

WHAT ARE EUROPEANS ATTITUDES TO DIFFERENT BELIEFS & VALUE SYSTEMS IN THE WORKPLACE?
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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
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Understand the Causes of Ireland’s Gender Pay Gap & Working Women’s Income

Ireland's Workplace Gender Gaps: gender care gap, gender employment gap, education field gap, gender hiring gap, gender negotiation gap, gender talent development gap, gender promotion gap, gender retention gap, gender achievement gap, gender leadership gap, gender pension gap, gender investment gap, gender wealth gap, gender poverty gap.
  • Collectively working women earned less than working men (the “unadjusted gender pay gap”). On average in 2019, an Irish woman earned  €2879 every month, while the average man earned  €3885.
  • Collectively working women earned 26% less than men or € 12,072 annually in 2019.

Can you unpick the causes versus the effects of Ireland’s gender gaps?

=> LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAUSES OF IRELAND’s GENDER PAY GAP
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An International Comparison of Gender Income Gaps

International Comparison of Gender Income Gaps

In every country in the world, the average working woman earns less than the average working man. Countries have different average incomes, and different gaps between female and male workers. Which countries have smaller income gaps between male and female? Within each country, what is the absolute amount of the gap between female & male? What is the percentage gap?

=> Find out Here
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Stats on Workplace Discrimination in Ireland 2019

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Despite being better educated overall, women aged 25-64, with a degree in Ireland earn 28% less than their male counterparts (OECD). In the 2019 workplace, 39% of women report experiencing discrimination. 1/3 indicate the discrimination was gender-based (CSO 2019). Globally based on current trends, it will take 257 years to close the gender gap in economic opportunity (UN 2020).

=> GET THE FACTS ABOUT WHO EXPERIENCES DISCRIMINATION WITHIN IRISH WORKPLACE