Irish Examiner View: Gender balance a taxing issue

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Although they are — at least — in their 70s, the women forced to quit pubic service before 1973 when they got married will take pleasure in how dramatically things have changed. 

New figures show that for every man who became a Revenue Commissioners’ principal officer in 2019, four women reached that level. In that year, 18% of women who sought promotion were successful but only 3% of men advanced.