Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare

Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

It is widely accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities. Women took on more unpaid care and the sectors in which women work were disproportionately affected. The pandemic highlighted the male breadwinner model which still prevails in Ireland. It revealed our dependence on the unpaid care labour of women and our reliance on a low paid female workforce for many of our ‘essential’ jobs. It exposed the gaps in our public services, particularly in care. The Commission on Taxation and Welfare now has an opportunity to address these inequalities

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