Gender equality (including pay gap)

Can a human security approach improve policies on violence against women in Northern Ireland?

On 26 November, the Assembly discussed 16 Days of Activism, a global campaign against gender-based violence which highlights how violence against women endangers our societies… Read More »Can a human security approach improve policies on violence against women in Northern Ireland?

By Michael Scholes & Aidan Stennett To highlight International Women’s Day, the following article updates our previous blog article examining the Gender Pay Gap in… Read More »Northern Ireland Gender Pay Gap – 2020 update

By Michael Scholes & Aidan Stennett To highlight International Women’s Day, this blog article updates a previous one examining the Gender Pay Gap in Northern… Read More »What is the Gender Pay Gap in Northern Ireland in 2019?

By Michael Scholes & Aidan Stennett Please note: we have posted a new version of this blog article using the most recent data, see here.… Read More »What is the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland?

While women are increasingly better educated than men, they earn less, feel less financially secure, provide the bulk of unpaid care, have smaller pensions, face… Read More »Women’s economic transition to retirement

By Aidan Stennett & Eóin Murphy

Please note: we have posted a new version of this blog article using the most recent data, see here.

This article examines the gender pay gap in Northern Ireland: what is it, how is it measured and what is the scale across different sectors?