Senior civil servant urges women to go for promotions

Orlaigh Quinn says too many women opted not to go for promotion to senior posts

Orlaigh Quinn

A senior female civil servant has called on women to close the gender pay gap by “taking responsibility” for their own careers.

Orlaigh Quinn, the first woman to be appointed as secretary general of the Department of Business, said too many women opted not to go for promotion to senior posts.

“I say very strongly to women: you need to take some responsibility for your careers as well. It’s not that we have ...