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# gender-equality - Saturday 15 February, 2020
General election to feature in upcoming debates of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality
The assembly is meeting this weekend to begin a structured examination of gender and gender stereotyping in Ireland.
# gender-equality - Saturday 25 January, 2020
'It's up to people how they define themselves': Citizens' Assembly to examine gender in LGBT community
The chair of the assembly said gender equality was an issue affecting members of the LGBT community.
The first meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality is happening today
It will be the fifth assembly to convene since its establishment back in July 2016.
# gender-equality - Thursday 2 January, 2020
The citizens' assembly on gender equality will meet for the first time this month
Ninety nine people will take part in the citizens’ assembly.
# gender-equality - Monday 25 November, 2019
One-quarter of under-25s believe men should be head of the household
The Gender Matters in Ireland 2019 report said there has been a continuation of so-called lad culture.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
'It's a serious form of child abuse': Thousands of girls in Ireland at risk of female genital mutilation
An estimated 6,000 females in Ireland have already undergone the harmful procedure.
# gender-equality - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
An Post promises to reduce 3.7% gender pay gap
A new report found that 73% of An Post management staff are male.
# gender-equality - Monday 7 October, 2019
€10.3 million in funding announced for migrant integration and gender equality in the workforce
English language classes and training initiatives for women are some of the projects awarded grants.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
Catherine Day to chair gender equality citizens' assembly
Day is a former Secretary General of the European Commission.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
'We're falling very far short': Citizens' Assembly on gender equality to start work in autumn
The assembly will begin its work in October this year.
# gender-equality - Tuesday 11 June, 2019
Cabinet approve citizens' assemblies on gender equality and Dublin's local government
The Assembly on gender equality will look at “the remaining barriers facilitating gender discrimination”.
# gender-equality - Friday 7 June, 2019
'A different era now': It's captivating but there's a wider context to the Women's World Cup we can't forget
The tournament should be celebrated and enjoyed but also represents a platform where important issues should not be ignored.
# gender-equality - Sunday 17 February, 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped change America - but her fight for gender equality hasn't been won
A new biopic about the Supreme Court Justice looks at her early years as a Harvard student and fledgling lawyer.
# gender-equality - Monday 12 November, 2018
45 women-only posts to be created in third-level education to address gender imbalance
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the positions will be for world-class academics and are not ‘easy jobs’.
# gender-equality - Saturday 8 September, 2018
Poll: Should reference to women's 'life within the home' be removed from Constitution?
A referendum on the topic has been delayed.
# gender-equality - Friday 31 August, 2018
Opinion: 'It would be easy to dismiss female genital mutilation as something alien to Ireland - but it's not'
Minister Josepha Madigan writes about how she is inspired by Ifra Ahmed and her fight against FGM in Ireland.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
Tokyo medical school admits it altered tests to keep women out
“We betrayed the public trust.”
# gender-equality - Thursday 5 July, 2018
99 people had gender recognition certs granted last year
The certificates allow a person to be legally recognised by the State under the gender they identify.
# gender-equality - Monday 14 May, 2018
Cate Blanchett led a protest at the Cannes Film Festival to highlight the lack of gender equality at the festival
82 women took part to highlight the 82 female directors who have premiered at the festival since 1946 compared to 1,645 male directors.
# gender-equality - Thursday 8 March, 2018
'Unacceptable sexist behaviour': Spanish women stage unprecedented strike for rights
Women earn 14.9% less than men in Spain.
# gender-equality - Monday 5 March, 2018
Frances McDormand asks all female nominees to stand in rousing Oscars speech
She won the Best Actress award for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
# gender-equality - Sunday 18 February, 2018
'A gender equality paradox': Countries with more gender equality have fewer female STEM grads
The researchers believe this might be because countries with less gender equality often have little welfare support.
# gender-equality - Thursday 18 January, 2018
'I never cost the State a penny, but now they're taking part of my pension'
Tens of thousands of people are losing out on receiving a full State pension due to rules that were introduced in 2012.
# gender-equality - Saturday 6 January, 2018
Today is Nollaig na mBan, so what's it all about?
Events are taking place to celebrate the contribution of women to society.
# gender-equality - Sunday 31 December, 2017
Irish project helping to end child marriage in Nepal
10% of girls in Nepal are married by the age of 15 and 37% by the age of 18.
# gender-equality - Sunday 12 November, 2017
Commission on the status of women in Ireland to be launched
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.
# gender-equality - Saturday 11 November, 2017
Leo wants to link dole payments to a person's PRSI contributions
The Taoiseach plans to set up a Gender Equality Commission.
# gender-equality - Monday 6 November, 2017
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 'There is sexism and bullying in the Dáil'
The junior minister was speaking after criticising “macho” culture in the Dáil.
# gender-equality - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
After years of high-profile gender issues at NUIG, 40% of senior lecturers are now female
The equality reports come following a series of high profile gender discrimination cases taken against the university by female academic staff in recent years.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
More Irish women than men have third-level qualifications
Women represented 52.2% of all third-level graduates in Ireland in 2016.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
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.
# gender-equality - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
Some new fathers fear taking parental leave will hamper their chances of promotion
28% of people working in technical roles believe fathers may be viewed as less committed to their job if they take full parental leave.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 13 September, 2017
Poll: Do you teach your kids about gender equality?
How young is too young to start discussing gender stereotypes?
# gender-equality - Monday 24 July, 2017
RTÉ to conduct review of gender equality after salary criticisms
The broadcaster also said it will bring forward the publication of fees paid to its top 10 most highly-paid presenters.
# gender-equality - Sunday 23 July, 2017
Column: 'Is it possible to be Catholic and a feminist?'
I am alienated from and angered by the Church’s past and continued treatment of women, writes Colleen Hennessy.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
FactCheck: You asked, we answered - the gender pay gap
One FactCheck reader saw a lot of claims about the gender pay gap this year, so we’ve taken a closer look.
# gender-equality - Thursday 17 November, 2016
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
Irish women with MBAs earn €33,500 less than men with the same qualifications
Overall the gender pay gap for women in the workforce stands at 20%.
# gender-equality - Monday 15 August, 2016
Trump wants to quiz people on religion and gender equality before they enter US
The Republican presidential candidate previously called for a ban on Muslims entering America.
# gender-equality - Wednesday 27 July, 2016
Woman defends topless protest at music festival
She said the aim of her actions was to highlight “the many glaring double standards that are imposed upon women”.
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Poll: Will you watch a religious service online over Easter?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND are staying at home as much as possible, bar essential workers, or cocooning if necessary due to official guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Many people who planned to attend religious services to mark Easter over the coming days will be unable to do so as a result of the restrictions.
A number of places of worship have started to stream masses or other services online in recent weeks so people can pray remotely with their community if they so wish.
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