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fully transposed the EU directive on gender balance on corporate boards to ensure that listed companies achieve a more gender-balanced spread among their board members. We have also made great strides in our efforts to narrow the gender pay gap, which is a critical measure of inequality … gender pay gap exceeds 5%. It also provides for compensation for victims of pay discrimination and penalties, including fines, for non-compliance. This directive is crucial to empower workers, especially women, to enforce their right to equal pay through a set of binding measures on pay transparency

more concerning that gender inequality is beginning earlier than motherhood. Research from the Growing up in Ireland study has identified a sizeable gender pay gap already among 25-year-old men and women and that is largely driven by the sectors they enter. Women are far more likely … spends on parental leave increases the mothers earnings by about 6.7%. When fathers take leave mothers return to work earlier and the gender pay gap narrows. We are also seeing it is not just fathers who cannot afford to take leave as mothers also choose not to take

this opportunity to update Members on the significant progress we have made in advancing gender equality, progress that is clearly reflected in Ireland's rising position on the EU gender equality index. Gender equality is one of the core values of the European Union and I am proud … accommodate a wide range of family structures and support better work-life balance for everyone, including parents. Another key development is the gender pay gap portal, a centralised database where employers can upload their gender pay gap information. Reporting is voluntary until November of this year, giving employers

achieve to ensure people feel equal in this society and, ultimately, are equal in reality. I will start by talking about the gender pay gap and the importance of trying, not just to resolve it, but to bring greater transparency around it. We know that over time … gender pay gap widens. The only way you can manage something like this is by measuring it and by having transparency. I implore the Minister of State to continue to work on this issue and to ensure that it gets the attention it needs and achieves the desired

about how caring role and professions traditionally carried out by women remained undervalued in our society. I could speak about the gender pay gap, which many companies continue to try and hide on websites. I could speak about the tsunami of research that shows women in leadership positions

Childcare remains unaffordable for far too many families, contributing to gender gaps in economic outcomes. We must see progress from the Government on its promise to introduce a €200 cap on childcare costs. We must guarantee fair pay, safe communities that are free from violence, inclusive services