‘It’s about women North and South learning about each other, learning about the grassroots issues in their communities’
Talk of a new Ireland is one thing, but it must focus on improving people’s lives to be worth anything, women declare in Longford
Gender Equality
Vision of Pope Francis has signalled shift in how Vatican views women in leadership
Rite & Reason: The question remains whether recent reforms signify a genuine commitment to inclusivity or are merely symbolic gestures aimed at appeasing critics
Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’
A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challenges
Dr Lydia Foy: ‘I never got an apology actually. It would be nice to get one’
The trans activist who fought the State for years for the right to change her gender on her birth cert would prefer to ‘talk about me as a person rather than all the baloney with the courts’
Gender balance initiative spreads its wings
Balance for Better Business will expand focus from Iseq listed companies to the private sector
Gender balance group switches focus to private sector
Limited number of listed companies, on which it has concentrated until now, meant small changes had outsize impact on figures
The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader. Harrowing histories that cohere under the north star of liberation
A fascinating collection of essays edited by Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe that reflects incisive research into Irish sexual politics and gender identities
Donald Trump’s first 16 days: Pardons, 956 immigration arrests and everything he’s done so far
From gender to Gaza, climate policy to USAID, the start of Trump’s second term as seen a deluge of orders and pronouncements overturning what has gone before
Government gender balance hands Opposition low-hanging fruit
It is the less predictable events that will present the biggest problems for the Coalition
Former Fianna Fáil minister ‘disappointed’ at number of women in Cabinet
Mary Hanafin hoping ‘at least two’ women TDs from party are appointed as ministers of State on Wednesday
Department of Agriculture reveals 8 per cent gender pay gap as difference narrows
Three departments, including Education, reported pay gaps trending in the wrong direction
Gender pay gap increased at three government departments during 2024
Department of Equality again the only department at which women received higher average hourly pay
Women shouldn’t face a penalty for promoting themselves
Fear of criticism can make female leaders feel squeamish about building a public profile
Gender pay gap at The Irish Times narrows to less than 1%
Irish Times Group had previously highlighted the appointment of more women to senior executive positions as the main reason for the reduced pay gap
Men are suffering a crisis of meaning. And some are finding answers in orthodox religion
While being young and female is still no picnic, young men are struggling in multiple ways
Men are deemed more masculine for taking up more space, women more feminine for taking up less
Binary categories hurt everyone, especially those whose natures or physiques are non-compliant
‘You look like a porn star’ – the abuse women face in politics as parties seek to hit gender quota
A record number of women are expected to run in the next general election but insults and misogyny make the job of parties more difficult to encourage women to enter politics
Gisèle Pelicot’s horrifying experience is familiar to some women in Ireland
Girls are told the world is not safe and advised to impose controls on their behaviours. None of these precautions would have protected Gisèle Pelicot
Civil society alliance calls for 40 per cent gender quota for local election candidates
New group, the Alliance for Gender Quotas at Local Level, brings together academics and advocates for Traveller, migrant and disabled women
Part-time press photographer attacks professional body in gender bias claim
Norma Burke says rule requiring PPI members to be ‘full-time’ press photographers earning 80% of their income from editorial work discriminates against women
Closing the gender gap in pensions cannot be put off to tomorrow
Auto-enrolment legislation is a missed opportunity as calls for measures to boost women’s pension funds were ignored
Here’s what the world doesn’t need: another woman writer complaining about masculinity
We tend to discuss what men are and should be, while suggesting it is inappropriate for men to comment on femininity or womanhood
Defence Forces morale on the floor as commentary over Cathal Crotty case seen as unfair
Defence Forces members feel the organisation has been the target of unfair criticism from politicians including the Taoiseach and the public after soldier received suspended sentence over vicious assault
Why are men under 30 turning to the right, while women are veering left?
The big ideological gap is of the past seven years is between younger men and women, and the trend is remarkably consistent across disparate cultures
Could AI help to close the gender gap in boardrooms?
Achieving gender parity in the workplace is essential not only for the empowerment of women, but also to power Ireland’s economy
The dark side of the tradwife trend that sees women return to ‘domestic bliss’
A social media fad of women glamorising a very retrograde ideal of domesticity is a fantasy world with hidden dangers
The best and worst councils for gender parity following 2024 local elections
Elections 2024 leave gender breakdown among representatives largely unchanged
Gender pay gap at Port of Cork hits 23% amid ‘imbalance’ of men and women staff
Just 11% of the martime hub’s employees are women due ‘male dominance’ of sector
Business group aims to boost gender balance
Government-backed Balance for Better Business targets 40 per cent or more female representation on company boards
No women leading an Irish-listed company after Ires switch
Ireland is now one of two EU states with only men leading its public companies
Wide gaps in education levels for workers in Northern Ireland and Republic – ESRI
Workers in Republic much more likely to be educated to at least degree level
Women outperform men in getting senior jobs in Civil Service, report finds
Top Level Appointments Committee concerned at lack of diversity in senior positions
Olivia Colman used the F-word over gender pay gap. We all should
Brianna Parkins: It’s any wonder women aren’t all screaming them into the void over the situation
Travellers’ right to accommodation not in line with European Social Charter
Violation also found in relation to social housing as many local authority tenants reside in ‘poor housing conditions’
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