7 inspirational quotes from the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026
7 inspirational quotes from the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026

Shayna Healy

This unique Shankill home is all about light and space
This unique Shankill home is all about light and space

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Executive Chef at Fallon & Byrne Hugh Higgins shares his life in food
Executive Chef at Fallon & Byrne Hugh Higgins shares his life in food

Sarah Gill

See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026
See all the pictures from The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026

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These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer
These outdoor furniture sets will elevate any garden this summer

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The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…
The IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 winners are…

Leonie Corcoran

Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration
Real Weddings: Anna and Steve’s intimate Cork city celebration

Edaein OConnell

Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60
Social pictures: The launch of the Volvo EX60

Megan Burns

Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett
Page Turners: ‘One Year’ author Susan Bennett

Sarah Gill

Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe
Natalie Farrell: A week in my wardrobe

Edaein OConnell

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Woman’s Plea Goes Viral “Stop Asking Women About Having Kids’


By IMAGE
28th Sep 2015

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Woman’s Plea Goes Viral “Stop Asking Women About Having Kids’

It’s quite common these days that those expecting a baby would take to social media to share their exciting news, complete with a scanned photo from their ultrasound. Before you’ve even been fully formed in the womb before you’ve uttered one word, opened your eyes or taken your first breath of fresh air, your social media footprint has begun. In a world where sharing your intimate experience has become the norm, and the private lives of celebrities are plastered all over the internet, it seems almost inevitable that our personal choices would be opened up for public discussion. Of course, for those who want to keep their private lives and their decisions to themselves, this is less than ideal. One woman who’s fed up with this new way of living is Facebook user Emily Bingham. She took to the social media platform to air her frustrations at those who ask her and countless other women why they’ve yet to produce any offspring. Her message quickly went viral, and we have to say, she makes a compelling argument.

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This well-received message (that was shared almost 40,000 times) comes just after Sex And The City actress Kim Cattrall voiced her own frustrations at being labelled ‘childless’, as though she’s lacking in something or less of a human for having had no kids.

#ICYMI: Kim Cattrall has had it with being labelled ‘childless’

Do you agree with Emily’s message? Do you feel it’s an inappropriate question to ask a woman?