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Saturday 31 October 2020
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
The assembly is meeting this weekend to begin a structured examination of gender and gender stereotyping in Ireland.
The chair of the assembly said gender equality was an issue affecting members of the LGBT community.
It will be the fifth assembly to convene since its establishment back in July 2016.
Ninety nine people will take part in the citizens’ assembly.
The Gender Matters in Ireland 2019 report said there has been a continuation of so-called lad culture.
An estimated 6,000 females in Ireland have already undergone the harmful procedure.
A new report found that 73% of An Post management staff are male.
English language classes and training initiatives for women are some of the projects awarded grants.
Day is a former Secretary General of the European Commission.
The assembly will begin its work in October this year.
The Assembly on gender equality will look at “the remaining barriers facilitating gender discrimination”.
The tournament should be celebrated and enjoyed but also represents a platform where important issues should not be ignored.
A new biopic about the Supreme Court Justice looks at her early years as a Harvard student and fledgling lawyer.
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the positions will be for world-class academics and are not ‘easy jobs’.
A referendum on the topic has been delayed.
Minister Josepha Madigan writes about how she is inspired by Ifra Ahmed and her fight against FGM in Ireland.
“We betrayed the public trust.”
The certificates allow a person to be legally recognised by the State under the gender they identify.
82 women took part to highlight the 82 female directors who have premiered at the festival since 1946 compared to 1,645 male directors.
Women earn 14.9% less than men in Spain.
She won the Best Actress award for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
The researchers believe this might be because countries with less gender equality often have little welfare support.
Tens of thousands of people are losing out on receiving a full State pension due to rules that were introduced in 2012.
Events are taking place to celebrate the contribution of women to society.
10% of girls in Nepal are married by the age of 15 and 37% by the age of 18.
It’s understood this is one of the concrete offerings in Fine Gael’s new ‘rolling manifesto’ It will focus on removing gender barriers from all aspects of Irish life.
The Taoiseach plans to set up a Gender Equality Commission.
The junior minister was speaking after criticising “macho” culture in the Dáil.
The equality reports come following a series of high profile gender discrimination cases taken against the university by female academic staff in recent years.
Women represented 52.2% of all third-level graduates in Ireland in 2016.
Today is the sixth annual International Day of the Girl.
28% of people working in technical roles believe fathers may be viewed as less committed to their job if they take full parental leave.
How young is too young to start discussing gender stereotypes?
The broadcaster also said it will bring forward the publication of fees paid to its top 10 most highly-paid presenters.
I am alienated from and angered by the Church’s past and continued treatment of women, writes Colleen Hennessy.
One FactCheck reader saw a lot of claims about the gender pay gap this year, so we’ve taken a closer look.
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
Overall the gender pay gap for women in the workforce stands at 20%.
The Republican presidential candidate previously called for a ban on Muslims entering America.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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