There is one industry where women actually earn more than men
People can be a little shy when it come to talking about their salaries, but with unions fighting the gender pay gap and more millennials in the workforce than ever before, it's a pretty important topic.
A submission from the Irish Women's Council of Ireland found that on average, childless women earn 17 per cent less than men, while working mothers earn 14 per cent less than their male counterparts, but in one industry, women are the higher earners.
A new report by Influencer found that female social media influencers are earning substantially more than men, completely flipping the gender pay gap.
A woman with 100,000 followers can earn up to €50,000 from posting two sponsored posts a week, while her male counterpart would earn approximately €37,000 for the same work.
This means that in the world of influencers, men earn about 26 per cent less than women in the same field.
According to the report, there are a few reasons for this.
The researchers believe that this increase comes from the genres of interest that are popular online. Im som,e of these genres, women are the most prominent players.
With influencing now being a viable way for people to earn their full-time income, the fact that influential social media posts can now fetch such high sums is astounding.
