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MORE IRISH WOMEN than men had third-level qualifications in 2016, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Women represented 52.2% of all third-level graduates in Ireland in 2016.
These statistics are contained in the latest Women and Men in Ireland report, which identifies gender differences in the activities of men and women.
One in four (25.5%) of all female graduates were in health and welfare. They represented more than three out of four graduates (76.4%) in the sector.
The number of women graduating from business, administrative and law was 23.4%, similar to men at 25.8%.
More than four out of five (82.4%) of graduates in engineering, manufacturing and construction were male, while men represented 79.3% of graduates in information and communication technologies.
Meanwhile, the report found that the vast majority of those (98%) who were looking after homes and families in 2016 were women. This was 445,500 women compared to just 9,200 men.
However, the number of men looking after homes and families nearly doubled in 10 years up to 2016, rising from 4,900 to 9,200.
Men work longer hours than women in paid employment, according to the report.
In 2016, men worked an average of 39.7 hours a week in paid employment, compared to 31.7 hours for women.
Similarly, men have a higher rate of employment, which stood at 69.9% in 2016, whereas the female rate was 59.5%.
More men worked in the labour force in 2016, at 67.8% compared to women at 51.5%.
Women are significantly underrepresented in decision-making structures in Ireland at both national and regional levels, the report said.
Just 22.2% of TDs in Dáil Éireann were women in 2016 and they accounted for only 21.4% of members of Local Authorities. The average female representation in national parliaments in the EU in 2016 was 28.7%.
The report also looked at the gender differences in Irish prisons.
It found that four out of every five people committed to prison in 2016 were men – 10,209 men, compared to 2,644 women.
Yep, when caught, correct the record and move on.. Worst Taoiseach in history..
@Willy Malone: Yeah he’s totally worse than Brian Cowen. Gobdaw.
@Sean Stevenson: Your onto something, meet ya half way, Biffo second worst, ya plank ;-)
@Willy Malone: Biffo was just an overpromoted one horse town councillor, Varadcar actually is more subtle, still awful though
Loads of accounts have vanished since the Spin Corruption Unit was shut down. Remember them all jumping down the throats of anyone who dared to suggest that the homelessness issue had gone beyond crisis levels and the disgusting analogies and language they used. Where are yis lads????
@Sean Stevenson: just because ur a troll for fg doesn’t necessarily mean that Fianna Fáil Brian cowen was worst than Leo . Point is that cowen has a bit more cop on than Leo has . Leo is all about image & has done nothing in his 1 st year in charge except brag about been gay and posing for pics with stupid socks & then blab to the world that he interfered on a wind farm wasted 5 million euro on scu . So you seriously think cowen was worst than this ? Sorry no .
@Keith Boland: Its a tough one alright but that image of Cowen downing a pint of Guinness in one go is [to borrow a phrase from Boris Johnson] emetic and cannot be unseen once seen. Having said that, Leo and Simon are like little boys compared to all previous incumbents .
@Willy Malone: I have contributed greatly to Ireland through my leadership, worst taoiseach?? Ridiculous statement I am far more informed than my previous predecessors. I have negotiated brexit talks and got us in a good position. Targeted the lower class who were taking from our taxes!
Sure he still has the ‘Irish independent’ to spin stuff….
@Kenny Wolf: And don’t forget RTE
@Kenny Wolf: Don’t forget the Newstalk lapdogs either.
Learned many.. but forgotten most of it..
@Michael Garvey:
He is some shady character.
What were FG thinking when they choose him as their leader?
@Christy Nolan: The majority didn’t. The grassroots will take their revenge on those TDs that were enablers. (Being discussed openly around Cork by the party lads) FG or no FG, the grassroots will not stand for being ignored and being made fools of by their own.
Like….. don’t bring up ongoing court cases in live interviews! And when the presenter trys to divert you away from the subject, take the hint!
I’d be more worried by his St Patrick’s Day meeting with Trump. He looked completely nervous and lost.
@Jimmy Ryan: His body language along with his bemused look says a lot, clearly out of his depth, Junker,May and Trump made him look like a child in comparison, it’s cringe worthy and after listening to his pal Murphy (king Murph of statistics) is it any wonder the homeless crisis has gone off a cliff. I am sick of speaking in the negative but face with this lot what is there to do? Election soon I hope, change to properly elected politicians I hope, that’s seems all we are left with looking at and listening to Ant and Dec of the dail.
“The contracts will now go to “not so politically contentious” campaigns, he said.”
Will NOW go… The YFG frape room is very quiet lately.
So he’s telling us he’s learnt a lot in the last week!
And he’s thinking now that he must find a different way to fool the nation because the SCU way didn’t work, it backfired.
Instead of the all conquering great fixer taoiseach he thought everybody would adore, he became the vain taoiseach with an massive obsession of his own image.
Quote : ” One particular lesson that MIGHT ..”
Someday soon someone will invent a mobile phone juice battery back up, save having to use personal email for government comms. Someday.
Yes, learnt many lessons…first one is… dont get caught again!
Far too immature to be Taoiseach.
@Conchúr: and far too vain and full of his own importance
Just a thought, govt phone runs out of battery, he’s forgotten the two pin mains plug adapter, he connects his already charged personal phone or laptop to free wifi in a burger joint in Brussels Airport, taps in to his personal email to communicate government business.
Wow, that’s cool.
Hilary Clinton would approve.
@pc_comments, There’s a difference between a government that blurs it’s “achievement” of perceived economic success and one which can visibly be seen by the citizens it represents as morally bankrupt.
He promised results to the electorate on social and health issues which have not materialised, let alone visibly improved.
He is CEO of Ireland Inc., his domestic strategy often appears as a secondary role to his aspiration of being an International statesman. “The new bridge between the US and Europe post Brexit” he was quoted as saying on his US trip for example.
Perhaps he doesn’t have the right people in the right job to fulfill those promises, or he doesn’t himself have the leadership, vision, ability or capability to perform his role as leader of a government whose purpose is to serve, create and implement policy for the citizens it represents best interests. Yes, serve.
Some may even question if he has a genuine desire to implement change.
In business he’d be on his way out, or at least on notice. Politics is increasingly similar to business, whether we approve or otherwise.
He has a diminishing window of opportunity.
I think it was quite a good idea in principle, but populism won the day. That’s the problem with having the sort of precarious government we have now, the ‘opposition’ is always going to want to score points in small things because it daren’t bring about an election when it comes to big ones
@Stephen: With the state of homelessness in the state, 5 million of tax payers money on spin is no small matter..
@Willy Malone: It wouldn’t get spent on that anyway! All the govt are doing is outsourcing the homeless problem to their mates so if they’re going to fritter away five million I can think of worse ways than the SCU
No doubt he is emailing his Disaster of a PR team, but then one can’t cook a good meal with very poor ingredients like Varadkar!
I hope one of the lessons is to give GSOC more resources .Action speaks louder than words .
so he hasn’t a laptop, Tablet? God he is insufferable.
Does Leo think he is in an episode of Ross O’Carroll Kelly?
Spoofer!
That sounds like a press statement.
@Carlin Ite: If you mean mine, it’s most definitely not. Neither does it promote any other party. Just a disappointed voter who had hopes that he would keep his promises. Silly old me.
Once buggery became legal anything can happen…..
At least civil servants have a home to go to. What about the parents who have to hear their children ask ‘why don’t we have a house’? This man is so out of touch with reality in this country. The sooner the better he realises being the leader of a country means working hard for everyone in the country and not swanning around like a celebrity. He is not fit for the job.
@Ann Hayden:
In fairness, I think the Taoiseach is already working hard in his diverse role at Ireland Inc, but he now needs to concentrate his energies in dealing with bottlenecks at the heart of housing crisis; namely snail pace planning process, and lack of fast access to cheap capital by builders / smaller developers for their e.g.10-house schemes, in locations within say a radius of 40 miles of the nations larger centres of economic activity.
Let Leo dispense with fancy suits, naff socks for a year or so and substitute with hard hat, high-vis jacket, and pair of steel-toed boots and wade in where necessary to achieve above goals….progress here would boost his poll ratings and guarantee long tenure at Irl Inc!
All the people of the other PIGS rescue nations for instance Greece would give anything to have the most successful economy in Europe….Higher growth and similiar unemployment to Germany….We have a good government better than the only alternative FF and Sinn Fein….
@pc_comments: you old FG hack you. Must be great living in your dream world. Dont overdo the praise next time, not so obvious then, people might actually believe you.
@pc_comments: Joined March 2018.. lol
@pc_comments: LOL.
@deludedblueshirt
@pc_comments:
That’s a laugh, record numbers of homelessness, record numbers of people on trollies in hospitals, emigration of the educated workforce to pastures greener. Irish water, Zero hour contracts the list goes on and on. Renaming the spin unit to the special victims unit and tasking them to help those who have suffered the most from the folly of Fianna Fáil and the incompetence of Fine Gael would be more beneficial then trying to spin the distain that the people feel towards the farce of a government in a good light.
@pc_comments: Fianna Fail hold the Sword of Damocles over your sham ‘government’.
Why Leo what’s so important surely not Homelessness or problems with the curse that’s is HSE trolley counts
When he uses his personal phone to conduct the country’s business he creates
A security breach. Did he not learn anything from the Hillary Clinton debaucle?? Inexcusable!
Lock him up
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