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Wed 03 Mar 2009Women get €160,000 less over lifetime
IRISH WOMEN earn on average €160,000 less than men during their lifetime due to a pay gap caused by gender stereotypes, traditions and the problem of balancing their family and working life, a new study has found.
They are also more likely to be laid off in a recession because they are overrepresented in precarious jobs based on short-term contracts, according to the European Commission.
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