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# Harassment

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# Sore loser
The men who harass female gamers online are likely to be losers themselves*
*In a gaming context.
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Jul 21st 2015, 4:10 PM
# Equality Tribunal
Minimum-wage employee who was working 70 hour weeks while heavily pregnant receives €55,000 in compensation
Polish national Ewelina Gacek has won her case against €uro 50 store at the Equality Tribunal.
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Jul 17th 2015, 11:08 PM
Voices
We need to talk more about relationships, consent and sexual violence
A recent survey in UCC found that many students have worrying gaps in knowledge about sexual violence.
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Mar 24th 2015, 10:45 PM
# March Madness
Ashley Judd pressing charges against Twitter users for abusive comments
The actress was tweeting about her favourite basketball team when it happened.
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Mar 18th 2015, 3:52 PM
# negative attention
Controversial doctor asked to come to Ireland 'to instruct trainees how to give blow jobs'
Dr Gabrielle McMullin said, “We have to get rid of the culture where if you complain about sexual harassment then you get punished.”
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Mar 10th 2015, 9:06 PM
# Harassment
Twitter steps up its efforts to fix one of its biggest problems
And a verification feature could be soon on the way.
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Feb 27th 2015, 8:00 PM
Voices
Bullying in workplaces needs to be addressed, especially in small organisations
How should you react if you’re belittled or bullied in the workplace?
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Feb 21st 2015, 12:00 PM
# No scrubs
Morning commuters shut down guy asking for girl's number with mass TLC singalong
No, I don’t want your number.
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Feb 7th 2015, 2:28 PM
# bye felipe
This Instagram account is collecting the absolute worst men on Tinder
Ew.
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Nov 3rd 2014, 9:35 PM
# funny or die
New video features 10 hours of 'street harassment' of a man in NYC
“Hey powerful”.
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Oct 30th 2014, 7:37 AM
Voices
Opinion: Street harassment influences how women experience the world
In terms of social geography, street harassment changes the way women experience and use public spaces – it is made smaller, it is limited.
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Oct 29th 2014, 7:00 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 29th 2014, 4:56 PM
# hollaback
"Damn girl!": Woman secretly films 10 hours of street harassment by strangers
She was even followed by a man for five minutes as she walked.
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Oct 29th 2014, 8:01 AM
# connected
Dublin street harassment of women tackled on Connected - here's the reaction
The RTÉ show has people talking.
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Oct 10th 2014, 12:04 PM
# Bullying
Garda whistleblower to meet with Commissioner over harassment
McCabe’s legal team have written to Noirín O’Sullivan’s office to arrange the meeting this week to discuss 13 allegations of harassment.
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Jul 20th 2014, 7:45 AM
# call for help
14% of callers to crime victims helpline say they are being harassed
The co-ordinator of the National Crime Victims Helpline said that people need to be aware harassment is a crime.
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Jun 19th 2014, 7:00 AM
Voices
Bullied: Your stories of bullying in the workplace
We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.
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Jun 18th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Guerin Report
A young female Garda was sexually harassed at Bailieboro - but a Superintendent 'refused' to deal with it
The Guerin Report found that Gardaí had taken “all appropriate steps” to deal with the case.
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May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM
Voices
Opinion: Across Europe, equality is being obliterated by austerity
Social Europe is being destroyed. Will our EU 2014 candidates pledge commitment to fighting rising poverty, unemployment, inequality and social exclusion?
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Apr 28th 2014, 1:00 PM
# big bullies
Irish workplaces among worst in Europe for bullying
Trade union SIPTU deals with a ‘substantial’ number of bullying cases but said a legal definition of it is needed in Ireland if victims are to get any justice.
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Feb 5th 2014, 6:30 AM
Voices
Column: Behind the veil – a new era has begun for family courts
The easing of the in camera rule in Irish family courts will see many social issues come to light – many of which may have been hidden behind from the public for generations, writes Katherine Irwin.
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Jan 15th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Twitter
Man arrested after abusive tweets sent to UK bank note campaigner
Police said a 21-year-old man had been arrested “on suspicion of harassment offences”.
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Jul 29th 2013, 8:33 AM
# India
British tourist jumps from hotel balcony in India to escape harassment
The UK’s foreign office has amended its travel advice for women visiting India as reports of sexual attacks increase.
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Mar 19th 2013, 11:28 AM
Voices
Column: How parents can help a child who is being bullied
Parents can feel helpless when their child is the victim of bullying – but there are some practical steps they can take to address the problem constructively, writes Pat Forde.
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Mar 4th 2013, 7:00 PM
Voices
Column: Shouting ‘nice arse’ isn’t innocent, and we shouldn’t ignore it
Seemingly innocuous comments to women are part of a spectrum of harassment – and it’s time we did something about it, writes Jenny Dunne.
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Nov 26th 2012, 7:00 AM
# hollaback
“Keep walking, I’m gonna rape you” – Irish street harassment stories shared on Hollaback
Since its launch earlier this month, women have shared experiences of being jeered at, physically picked up by strangers and threatened with rape.
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Nov 25th 2012, 8:30 AM
# France
France considers sexual harassment laws after MPs whistle at minister
France is debating new laws on sexual harassment – but they won’t come soon enough to stop wolf-whistling in parliament.
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Jul 24th 2012, 8:29 PM
# Baby Mamma
Mother of Grant's baby seeks court order against photographers
The 51-year-old British actor became a Dad in September but the baby’s mother has complained of being harassed by paparazzi ever since the announcement was made earlier this month.
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Nov 11th 2011, 7:09 PM
# Racism
Racism 'a fact of everyday life' for migrants
New research has highlighted that immigrants in Ireland experience forms of racism every day.
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Oct 4th 2011, 8:52 AM
# Harassment
Two arrested for harassing Sarah Palin's family
The FBI have arrested a father and son from Pennsylvania on suspicion of making harassing calls to the former US vice presidential candidate.
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Aug 19th 2011, 3:05 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Have you ever suffered harassment where you work?
As a report shows a large increase in complaints of workplace discrimination, we’re asking: Has it happened to you?
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Aug 9th 2011, 11:21 AM
# In Numbers
Discrimination at work: reports of ill-treatment soar by 60 per cent
Latest figures show the Equality Authority received over 1,000 more complaints of workplace discrimination last year.
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Aug 9th 2011, 10:45 AM
# Phoebe Prince
Two of Phoebe Prince accused plead guilty to harassment
Two of the Massachusetts teenagers accused of bullying 15-year-old Irish transfer student Phoebe Prince, who took her own life last year, have pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal harassment.
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May 4th 2011, 9:28 PM
# Courts
Retired teacher wins €88,000 damages over harassment
A teacher was harassed by her principal, who hired a private detective to follow her, after she was overlooked for promotion.
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Mar 24th 2011, 2:31 PM
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