Recession sees one in 10 women become main breadwinner

One in 10 women is now the main breadwinner because of the impact of the recession on male employment.

And the rates of men and women who are now reliant on part-time jobs for their incomes because they cannot find full-time work has almost tripled during the economic decline.

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has co-authored two reports with the Equality Authority on the recession’s impact on gender employment and equality issues.