Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (Kerry South, Labour)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland now ranks 37th in the world in terms of women's presence in the workforce and 51st in the world in terms of their economic opportunity, according to the World Economic Forum; the action he is taking to close the gender gap in industry and employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The report 'Measuring the Global Gender Gap' is the first attempt by the World Economic Forum to assess the size of the gender gap by measuring equality under five critical areas. I understand that the sources used to carry out this assessment are based on data that is at least two years old.

The overall ranking given to Ireland is 16th place out of 58 countries. While economic participation and opportunity have received a ranking of 37 and 51 respectively, the other areas — political empowerment, educational attainment, health and well-being — received rankings of 12, 9 and 12 respectively.