The Gender Pay Gap: Key Gender Differences in Employment & Causes and Solutions
Resource 1: Key Gender Differences in Employment:
A video clip from the first Work and Welfare meeting (November 2020) of the Citizen’s Assembly established in July 2019 with the specific remit to advance gender equality.
Professor Helen Russell talks about the following key issues:
1. Employment gap
2. Gender Segregation “men’s jobs” and “women’s jobs”
3. Hours of work
4. Security
5. Earnings gap
Resource 2: The Gender Pay Gap: Causes and Solutions
Professor Helen Russell addresses 4 sources of the Gender Pay Gap and considers possible solutions:
1. Individual differences
2. Discrimination
3. Low-pay for female-dominated jobs
4. Glass ceiling and sticky floors
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- CountryIreland
- LanguageEnglish
- Type of fileVideo Website