Irish women 'working for free for rest of year due to gender pay gap'

Today marks 'Equal Pay Day' here, which aims to highlight the pay gap between women and men.

Irish women will effectively be working for free for the remainder of the year because of the gender pay gap, according to Dublin-based charity Dress for Success Dublin (DfSD).

The charity founded by fashion supremo Sonya Lennon says women in Ireland are paid an average of 13.9% less than men. On this basis, women are effectively "working for free" from now until the end of the year, while men continue to be paid in full.