Gender equality improving but caring role of women still an issue

Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland Orla O'Connor said we need to stop seeing women as being the primary carers. Picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

The gender equality gap between men and women is narrowing in Ireland but the reliance on women to assume caring roles and a lack of female representation at political level leave the nation lagging behind.

Ireland performed well in a Gender Equality Index published by the European Institute for Gender Equality last year.