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International Women’s Day
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Proposed changes to Constitution ‘too vague’ and causing ‘confusion’, say voters outside polling station
Slow start to voting in Stoneybatter in Dublin as local residents have their say in ‘family’ and ‘care’ referendums
The Movie Quiz: What is the highest-grossing film ever directed solely by a woman?
A special movie quiz in honour of International Women’s Day 2024
Where women are family leaders and flexible marriages with few rules are the norm
The Mosuo people of southwest China are among the few surviving matrilineal societies, where spouses often live apart
Six overlooked women writers to discover on International Women’s Day
From a former hunger striker immersed in the supernatural, to a writer more censored than John McGahern, Sinéad Gleeson selects six women writers who shouldn’t be forgotten any longer
Female founders launch whiskey to inspire women in male-dominated industry
It is estimated that just 2-3 per cent of founders in the Irish whiskey sector are female
‘My husband’s attempts were a disaster’: The women DIYing it for themselves
Don’t wait for someone else to do it – grab your power tools and whip your home into shape
‘She has an amazing nose’: Ireland’s female sommeliers on the changing industry
With the industry ‘becoming more of an even split’, female wine experts in Ireland talk about their rewarding careers
‘I felt I am not a full woman ... because I can’t face society with one breast’
A project designed by the RCSI aims to improve survival rates for women in Malawi diagnosed with breast cancer
Women in property: ‘We generally have to work harder to achieve the same results as men’
Those at the top in the commercial and residential real-estate sectors on their careers and how things could still improve
International Women’s Day Music Quiz: According to Ariana Grande, ‘God is a ...’?
A special quiz in honour of International Women’s Day 2024
TD visibly upset over mental health service failures as she highlights teenager’s anorexia struggle
It’s hypocritical to talk of women’s achievements when State fails to provide most basic health facilities, says Independent Deputy Verona Murphy
‘Impossible is just perception’ – Women with disabilities pursuing legal careers
Three women who have taken exceptional paths explain what drives them, and what challenges them, as they go about their work in law
‘If I hadn’t a pal to distract me from the monotony of running, then Albert Square was going to have to do’
Jen Hogan: I’m determined to find an activity that will help me get fit and stronger. One that doesn’t revolve around the Queen Vic
I listened to what women said about money and watched what they spent it on. What I observed was startling
Cathy Sweeney discovered we have come to accept money as universal sign and signifier of value, which means there is less and less choice to live a life not driven by it
‘I’ve seen her on the news a lot’: Teenage girls on Mary Lou McDonald, Holly Cairns and women who inspire them
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, we asked students from St Louis High School in Rathmines, Co Dublin, to discuss the women who inspire them
‘Racism is so recyclable. It’s toxic. The far-right stuff is on my doorstep’
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
The life of an undertaker: ‘I was 20 the first time I drove the hearse ... I can remember my father making boxes for amputated limbs’
One of Ireland’s relatively few women undertakers reflects on how Ireland’s culture of death has changed over the decades
‘If she can do it, I can do it’: 10 inspirational Irish women on their heroines
Ahead of International Women’s Day, 10 women tell us about the female leaders who paved their way
Fairy tales about marriage are a way for rich people to feel as if they deserve their charmed lives
The usual research has been trotted out to back up marriage as the superior family structure, blurring the lines between causation and correlation
Four wines to celebrate International Women’s Day in style
John Wilson: Heidi Schröck, Beatrice Contini Bonacossi, Lynne Coyle and Barbara Boyle are at the top of their game
Online abuse putting young women off political careers, female ex-tánaistí say
Frances Fitzgerald recently had to go to gardaí over threat to sons while sexism still a day-to-day reality
Referendums ask us to insert a toothless aspiration and approve some vague-minded proposals about marriage
We are offered assurances that nothing much will change - and passionate claims that the amendments are important
Original wording of article 41.2 might look good for women, but the courts never saw it like that
There is a hierarchy of legal protection with marriage at the top
Women, family and care: the referendums explained
In the News podcast: Ireland goes to the polls on March 8th in vote to change Constitution
The five landmines that threaten the March referendums
Low turnout, misinformation and a shaky campaign are the main threats, political experts say
Family and care referendums: what exactly does the Government want to change, and why?
Referendums on March 8th propose to remove constitutional reference to role of women in the home and expand definition of family
Civil society groups to ‘consider’ approach to referendums over wording on care
Constitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunity
Referendum on women in the home to be held next March
International Women’s Day may be chosen as the polling day for proposal to delete references in the Constitution to ‘women’s duties in the home’
Joanne O’Riordan: Removing the hurdles for women in sport still a pressing priority
We have come a long way but there is still much to do to facilitate greater participation
President says schools should be obliged to teach ‘sexuality in the fullest sense’
Higgins’s comments come in wake of debate regarding transgender education in schools
Miriam Lord: Clumsy International Women’s Day tributes echo around Leinster House
Female TDs give out about injustice while the men give shout-outs to their mammies
End of eviction ban leaves women and children in ‘terrifying situation’
Hundreds of people marched through Dublin City Centre on Wednesday evening to mark International Women’s Day
Problems facing women need to be viewed as urgent rather than ‘tokenistic’, Dáil told
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says issues raised on International Women’s Day will likely remain this time next year
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