Female graduates earning 11% less than male counterparts

NEWLY graduated women are earning an average of 11% less than their male counterparts, according to a book released this week.

Where are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Ireland, edited by Ursula Barry, was unveiled by the National Women’s Council to coincide with today’s 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

In the book, Ms Barry writes: “Within the pay system, women continue to experience discrimination across the economy. Even among recent graduates from the third-level system, women’s pay is on average 11% below that of male graduates where the average gender pay gap is 16%.”