Women dominate Ireland's worst jobs while men take the top roles

Joint report from Nevin Economics Research Institute and the UCD School of Business found low-paid jobs are more apparent among females

The research found that men are almost three times more likely than women to occupy these high-quality jobs and that men are significantly less likely to have poor-quality jobs.

Women and younger workers tend to dominate Ireland's worst jobs while men dominate the best positions in the country new research has found.

More than a quarter of jobs in Ireland are assessed as being of poor quality with characteristics including low wages, demanding workloads, precarious positions and being tightly monitored and controlled by employers. The joint report from the Nevin Economics Research Institute and the UCD School of Business found these precarious, low-paid jobs are more apparent among females, young workers, those without a third-level qualification, workers in elementary, caring, leisure and sales and customer service roles and those employed in small firms.