Action not awareness is needed to tackle the gender pay gap

Irish women are 'working for free' for the remainder of the year due to the 14.4% gender pay gap.

Sonya Lennon, founder WorkEqual marking Equal Pay Day this week, pointing to the 14.4% gender pay gap that exists in Ireland. Picture: Marc O’Sullivan

Women are effectively “working for free” for the remainder of the year due to Ireland’s gender pay gap.

That’s according to the WorkEqual campaign, who say women are paid on average 14.4% less than men in Ireland, or approximately 86 cents for every euro a man earns.