the role of women in the irish economy trends and beyond
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The Role of Women in the Irish Economy Trends and Beyond. Women’s Voices – is the Trade Union Movement listening?, 30 August, 2012. Tom Healy Director Nevin Economic Research Institute Dublin [email protected]. Trends in employment %. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Role of Women in the Irish Economy Trends and Beyond
Tom HealyDirectorNevin Economic Research [email protected]
Women’s Voices – is the Trade Union Movement listening?,
30 August, 2012
Trends in employment %
1983
1984
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1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
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1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Female employment rates – European
comparison
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 201150
55
60
65
70
2010 target 2005 target EU Ireland% of females aged 15-64
CSO Women and Men in Ireland 2011
% Women by occupation, 2011Total
Caring, leisure and other service
Administrative and secretarial
Sales and customer service
Professional
Elementary
Associate professional and technical
Managers, directors and senior officials
Process, plant and machine operatives
Skilled trades0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Men Women
% women by sector 2011Total
Human health and social workEducation
OtherAccommodation and food service
Financial, insurance and real estateAdministrative and support service
Wholesale and retail tradePublic administration and defence
Professional, scientific and technicalInformation and communication
IndustryTransportation and storage
Agriculture, forestry and fishingConstruction
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Men Women
% of employees in sector
Hours of work per week 2011
1-19 20-29 30-39 40 and over Varied & not stated 0
10
20
30
40
Men Women %
Employment Rate – family size 2011
No children Youngest child 0-3 Youngest child 4-5 Youngest child 6 or over 0
20
40
60
80
100
Men Women employment rate
Pension cover%
Pension coverage2005 2009
Men Women Men WomenOccupational pension 38 43 37 41Personal pension 17 6 13 5Both occupational & personal pension 3 2 3 2No pension 42 49 47 51Total 100 100 100 100
Source: CSO QNHS
Pay Gap % male earnings 2009
SloveniaItaly
MaltaRomaniaBelgiumPoland
PortugalLuxembourg
LatviaBulgaria
LithuaniaIrelandFrance
SwedenSpain
DenmarkEU
HungaryNetherlands
FinlandUnited Kingdom
CyprusSlovakiaGreece
GermanyAustria
Czech RepublicEstonia
NorwaySwitzerland
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
At risk of poverty 2010
0-17 18-24 25-49 50-64 65 & over 0
5
10
15
20
25
Men Women at risk of poverty rate
% women civil service 2010
Total
Secretary General
Deputy & Assistant Secretary
Principal Officer
Assistant Principal
Administrative Officer
Higher Executive Officer
Executive Officer
Staff Officer
Clerical Officer
Services Officer
Services Attendant0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Men Women
% of grade
Union density trends
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Male Female
Sectoral comparisons – union density by
gender/sector - 2007
Hotel and Restaurants
Ag, Forestry, Fishing
Real estate, renting and business activities
Construction
Mining and Quarrying
Other
Wholesale and Retail
Manufacturing
All Employees
Transport, Storage, Communication
Financial Intermediation
Health
Education
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Public Administration, Defence and Security
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
WomenMen
