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Swedish cinemas launch feminist film rating
The movies will be given an ‘A’ rating if they pass the Bechdel test.
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The movies will be given an ‘A’ rating if they pass the Bechdel test.
They may think they do, but they couldn’t possibly.
The law on birth registration in Germany is to be amended to permit ‘indeterminate’ to be recorded as the gender of a child born with an intersex condition. Irish authorites should take note of this welcome development.
As Oireachtas Committee discussions this week focus on the Gender Recognition Bill, we need to remember the human stories behind the proposed legislation, writes Emma Cassidy.
Women mention shopping and hair while men discuss gaming and beards, a study has found.
Our little boy likes Barbies and dresses more than trucks and jeans. He says “likes girl stuff and wants to be treated like a girl”. We were confused at first, but now we know how many children don’t conform to traditional gender norms, writes Lori Duron.
Women made up more than 55 per cent of people who took up training on how to set up their own business last year.
The former US Army private has issued a statement to a US TV programme asking to be henceforth known as Chelsea Manning.
Women have been pushed out of meaningful roles by Hollywood, which is focusing on mass-market appeal at the box office. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, writes Deirdre McMahon.
The bill will provide for State recognition of the acquired gender of transgender people over 18 who are not married or in a civil partnership.
New research has backed up a theory that females can speed up or slow down ‘male’ and ‘female’ sperm in the reproductive tract to choose the sex.
Women are under-represented in physical science at every level – but NUI Galway is trying to change this.
A group of parents want to see an end to the gender-specific advertisement of toys for boys and girls.
Hey girl. We’ve heard hydration is an essential function of human existence. So we made it girlier for you.
A transsexual woman has won a groundbreaking court appeal in Hong Kong – allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing a re-write of the city’s marriage laws.
Gender recognition legislation is due to be published in 2014, which has led TENI to begin a new campaign to encourage the government to deal with it sooner.
Men design for other men, he argues – like the vibrate setting on a phone.
This question is not born out of contempt, says TheJournal.ie columnist, but is out of genuine bewilderment when you consider the status of women in Catholic doctrine.
A PhD study found that women stand nearest the doors…
“I have young sons. You worry desperately about young men who seem to lose connection.”
It’s “targeted at females who love home design” apparently as marketing director reveals tactic to help ailing sales.
While Ireland will recogise amended birth certificates from other countries, “gender reassignment is not yet recognised” in the country.
However, they say that transparency in the appointment process is needed, according to a new research report.
A recent study claiming that men should ideally be “four years and four months older” than their female companions reveals laughably antiquated views about relationships, writes Molly Garboden.
Labour MEP Emer Costello said that women can find their earning power stymied during their early years, which can in turn affect their pension.
“Female celebs are required to share enough to present a rosy image of pregnancy, without grossing anyone out with gory details.”
A vast majority of the delegates voted to change the article, with 98 per cent supporting a proposal to make it gender-neutral.
Girl, 17, found disembowelled at a construction site and died later in hospital – the crime has been criticised by President Jacob Zuma.
Research in Finland warns that conditions related to being married – combined income, healthier habits, mental support – give your heart a better chance later in life.
The terrifying ‘How to land a man’ books have dressed their old claptrap up in the language of the interweb – and are a good guide of what NOT to do in the world of dating.
A new #shoutingback project on social media reveals lots of decent men are horrified by public harassment of women – none of us, men or women, should put up with it.
And the solution is far more complex than equal-pay legislation – it goes to the roots of our social system.
The Junior Minister said the government will have to strengthen its efforts if it is to meet its own targets.
ESRI research says black people, women, and those aged over 45 all experience discrimination. How bad is the problem?
More than one in ten adults in Ireland say they have been discriminated against based on factors such as age, gender, disability, ethnicity, or race, according to the ESRI.
Women do like nice men – and to say otherwise, as an anonymous column did last week, is a real disservice to the good guys.
Ballina-based app developer launches Man App to remind you of the dates you tend to forget and the advice you tend to need.
“When it comes to aesthetic assistance, women in particular run the risk of being damned if they do, and damned if they don’t.”