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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:

Dr Ursula Barry and Dr Pauline Conroy: Ireland in Crisis 2008-2012: Women, austerity and inequality, Think Piece, TASC, 2012.