Gender equality

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AGENDA

Have you heard of the ‘tradwife’ trend?

Large groups of young women are espousing a return to 'traditional' values, discussing their lives as 'submissive' women…

By Roe McDermott

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A referendum on the ‘woman’s life within the home’ is finally happening this November

Following recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly and a special joint Oireachtas committee, the referendum represents a step towards…

By Sarah Gill

Mental workload
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This comic strip perfectly explains what a woman’s invisible workload is

Let's talk about women in the home. I know, snooze-fest, the 1930s called and they want their headline…

By Lauren Heskin

Caitlin McBride is now advocating for gender parity in postgraduate business programmes.
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‘At the age of 33, I left my career and decided it was time to start over’

Caitlin McBride reflects on a moment in time that changed her entire life and the importance of equal…

By Caitlin McBride

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AGENDA

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…

By Roe McDermott

women's rugby

AGENDA

The treatment of the women’s rugby Interpros is sadly indicative of all women’s sports in Ireland

If one more person says, “but men’s sports are just better to watch than women’s sports”...Last weekend, the…

By Lauren Heskin

AGENDA

Equal pay is the first step towards genuine equity in sport, but it’s only the first step

The FAI has announced that both men and women’s senior international teams will now receive equal international match…

By Sarah Finnan

SELF

Intersex: ‘They decide a gender for you and that’s it for your whole life’

The I in LGBTQIA stands for Intersex and it is estimated that 1.7% of the global population is…

By Michelle Heffernan

Gender fluidity, is not merely a passing trend or a lifestyle choice, but an evolving phenomenon.
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STYLE

The future is fluid: Are we heading for a gender-neutral society?

Will the future see us unifying elements of our humanity rather than the distinctions of gender?Harry Styles on…

By Rose Mary Roche

We are, we are constantly told, living in “unprecedented times” but there is something very familiar about the way some aspects of this crisis have played out.
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AGENDA, SELF

The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Covid-19 currently has no women sitting on it. Why?

When it emerged this week that the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Covid-19 has no women sitting on it, many…

By Lynn Enright

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If Tiffany Haddish can’t get paid, Dr Biden can’t use her name, and FKA twigs doesn’t think she’ll be believed, what chance do the rest of us have?

If there was ever an argument for why we still need feminism amongst the celebrity pages, this week…

By Lauren Heskin

Irish women work for free

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From today Irish women will effectively ‘work for free’ for the rest of the year

With Irish women on average earning 14.4% less than men, today, November 9, marks the point where they…

By Megan Burns

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