Qué funciona en Irlanda

The evidence shows Ireland has implemented several gender equality and economic support interventions. Ireland's Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 established mandatory pay-equity reporting, with 500+ companies disclosing a mean gender pay gap of 12.6% and median of 8.37% in the first cycle (December 2022). Ireland Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 conditioning state party funding on fielding ≥30% women candidates (raised to 40% in 2023) has driven women's Dáil representation from 15.1% (2011) to 25.3% (2024)—a 10.2 percentage-point increase—alongside a 90% rise in women candidates. For small business growth, the Trading Online Voucher Scheme delivered matched e-commerce grants of up to €2,500 to nearly 6,000 businesses by year 10, achieving a 21% average sales increase and enabling 60% of recipients to export for the first time.