# Equal Rights

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First Citizens' Assembly weekend on gender equality to be held in February

It will discuss the reasons women are still paid less, find it harder to reach top positions, and carry an unequal share of the burden of care.

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Nov 19th 2019, 7:28 PM

# Equal Rights

What has feminism ever done for men?

Except ruin razor adverts, of course.

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Jan 20th 2019, 11:05 PM

# dublin pride

PICTURES: Thousands take part in Dublin Pride Parade

The streets of Dublin city centre were thronged with people from the early afternoon.

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Jun 30th 2018, 5:42 PM

# Women's Rights

'Unacceptable sexist behaviour': Spanish women stage unprecedented strike for rights

Women earn 14.9% less than men in Spain.

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Mar 8th 2018, 6:03 PM

# Gender Inequality

15 million girls under the age of 18 are married every year - that's one every two seconds

Today is the sixth annual International Day of the Girl.

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Oct 11th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Equal Rights

"We're not looking for something extra or more than - we're looking for same as others"

Ireland is the only EU country yet to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

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Jul 13th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Equal Rights

Joanne O’Riordan: 'I will not allow this government treat me like a second class citizen'

More than 100 disability groups gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to demand the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.

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Mar 30th 2017, 3:27 PM

Voices

'We were walking through the flats and it came up in conversation. My Dad asked if I was gay'

I got really really angry with my family when they said they wouldn’t be voting in the marriage referendum, writes Patrick Dempsey.

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May 11th 2016, 2:15 PM

# Equal Rights

Why is Patricia Arquette getting criticised for her Oscar speech?

She called for wage equality “once and for all”.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 1:41 PM

# dublin pride

Google Docs have hidden a cute Pride Easter egg in your spreadsheets

Everything’s better in rainbow.

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Jun 28th 2014, 9:52 AM

# CSO

More than 500 civil partnership ceremonies took place in 2011

There were 335 male unions and 201 female unions in the first year civil partnerships became legal.

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Sep 30th 2013, 1:30 PM

# i saw the sign

The 11 funniest protest signs ever

They might be serious issues, but they’re also pretty gas.

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Sep 22nd 2013, 8:15 PM

Voices

Column: Trayvon Martin’s tragic death shows that race still divides America

It makes me feel guilty when we talk about race, and I suspect that’s how most white Americans feel, writes Larry Donnelly, who says there is still a way to go yet before racism no longer has a stronghold in America.

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Jul 30th 2013, 7:30 PM

Voices

Column: Sexism in Leinster House is alive and well

Two male politicians showed how sexism can come in many forms – post-modern with an ironic twist and just plain old-fashioned, writes Maura Adshead.

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Jul 24th 2013, 7:00 AM

Voices

Column: I'm a devoted father, I'm engaged and I'm a gay man - I should be able to marry

When the question “why are you getting married?” is put to any couple, gay or straight, the answer is the same: “because we love each other,” writes Christian Daly, who says time for marriage equality is now upon us.

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Apr 13th 2013, 12:30 PM

Voices

Column: Two years on – how civil partnership helped change Irish attitudes

I’m proud I was involved in bringing about civil partnership, because it’s made a real difference to people’s lives – including my own, writes Roderic O’Gorman.

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Jan 10th 2013, 7:30 PM