O que funciona em Irlanda

Ireland has implemented multiple evidence-based policies to advance gender equality and economic opportunity. Ireland's Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 established the country's first legally binding pay-equity evidence base, with 500+ companies disclosing a mean gender pay gap of 12.6% and median of 8.37% in the first reporting cycle. Ireland Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 conditions party state funding on gender candidate quotas, driving women's Dáil representation from 15.1% (2011) to 25.3% (2024)—a 10.2 percentage-point increase with 90% more women candidates. To support small business growth, the Trading Online Voucher Scheme provided e-commerce grants achieving a 21% average sales increase and 60% of recipients exporting for the first time, while Going for Growth uses peer-support circles to help women business owners expand their enterprises.