2024 Irish Life Gender Pension Gap report reveals women in Ireland need to work 8 years longer than men for equal pensions due to a 22% gender pay gap and 36% gender pension gap.

Women in Ireland must work 8 years longer than men to achieve the same pension pot, according to a report from Irish Life. The 2024 Gender Pension Gap report, which analyzed over 130,000 members of defined contribution pension schemes, found a gender pay gap of 22% between men and women. Women, on average, take six years out of the workforce to care for children or other dependent relatives, leading to a gender pension gap of 36%.

May 30, 2024
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