Gender pay gap Ireland wider for women with degree

An international report shows that the gender pay gap in Ireland is wider for women with a college degree.

While the finding suggests the difference is bigger for working women in the final decade before retirement, the average annual earnings of Irish women are 71% of those of men.

This was the 13th-lowest percentage across 37 OECD countries and higher than just six other EU countries, with relative earnings averages of 73% in the OECD and 74% in 22 EU nations.