Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession
Published: Sunday, October 07, 2012
Experts from Ireland and Iceland came together at our seminar "Bearing the Brunt? Women and the Recession" on 8th October 2012 to highlight the different impact of the recession on women.
Presentations of the speakers
Dr Ursula Barry and Dr Pauline Conroy: Ireland in Crisis 2008-2012: Women, austerity and inequality
Thora Thorsdottir: The Polar Opposite: Gender Equality in Iceland
Panel responses
Tom Healy, Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI)
Laurence Bond, The Equality Authority
Helen Johnston, National Economic and Social Committee (NESC)
Background paper: