Women do twice as much unpaid care and housework as men, study finds

The vast majority of paid care workers in Ireland (80%) are women and this work is often characterised by low-paid and precarious work.

Women do twice as much unpaid care and housework as men, a new study on gender and economic inequality has found.

The report published ahead of referendums on care and the women's place in the home, also reveals that the vast majority of paid care workers in Ireland (80%) are women and this work is often characterised by low-paid and precarious work.