It is important to note that the gender pay gap figures do not suggest employees being paid more for doing the same work as a colleague of a different gender; that would be illegal. Generally, the proportion of women equity partners across the sector is put at about 37 per cent. From what is revealed in the gender pay gap reports, the rate of change is both slow and uneven. At Mason Hayes & Curran, the report puts the figure for women solicitors at 60 per cent and the proportion of partners at 43 per cent. [ Government gender pay gap portal to fall short of promises made on International Women’s DayOpens in new window ]Similarly, the more general pay gap figures, for all employed staff, suggest a lack of consistent progress.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 07:31 UTC