ESRI: Budgets have helped women in workplace

Budget measures introduced since 2000 have helped to increase the number of married women in employment, with full individual taxation likely to further reduce gender disparities in the labour market.

The research paper, published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), indicates that any efforts to improve female participation in the jobs market, such as tax reform, should be accompanied by other initiatives that facilitate those who want to combine family and professional life.

Ireland’s female employment rate is 64%, which is middle tier in European terms, behind the likes of Sweden but ahead of countries such as Greece and Italy.