Roe McDermott

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Refusing to represent women’s sexual pleasure onscreen renders us obscene

Female sexual pleasure in films and pop culture is often treated as obscene, though men receiving oral sex…

By Roe McDermott

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
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Sophie Turner and the misogyny of the celebrity PR machine

Audiences are no longer accepting misogynistic attacks on women and are thinking critically about the legitimacy and integrity…

By Roe McDermott

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The myth of the frivolous female spender

Women aren’t any more irresponsible or extravagant in their spending than men, but damaging stereotypes persist – and…

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Do you prioritise self-care over your friendships?

Words like ‘self-care’ and ‘boundaries’ were supposed to help us improve our relationships and emotional support systems –…

By Roe McDermott

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What Jonah Hill’s messages teach us about boundaries and manipulation  

Thanks to the current proliferation of therapy speak, anyone can use an enlightened façade and therapeutic vocabulary to…

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The housing crisis is robbing us of ‘the village’

We are constantly talking about the cost of housing, but Ireland is also facing other crises, and they…

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Feeling overwhelmed? Here’s why women do not have the same 24 hours in a day as men

Women are still doing 65% of domestic work in the home, with men doing only 35%. Add to…

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Weekend read: Why we should all strive to be feminist killjoys

Actress Olivia Munn recently demanded that a registered sex offender be removed from her latest film, The Predator – and…

By Roe McDermott