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Opinion: Remote working should not become the 'Mother' option, leaving women behind
Mary Rose Burke of Dublin Chamber outlines the stumbling blocks faced by working women and the need for more flexible working options for all.
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Mar 16th 2021, 7:00 AM
Opinion: Women have lived in fear of walking alone in the dark for too long - we've had enough
Our reader shares two terrifying experiences walking home in Dublin and London and asks if we are doing enough to free women from this fear.
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Mar 11th 2021, 9:46 AM
'My name is Lavinia': First rape survivor to waive anonymity tells her story
“Pre-1991, you would never hear the word ‘rape’ on radio, it was like a curse word,” Lavinia Kerwick said in an emotional interview.
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Mar 9th 2019, 2:00 PM
These are the gaeilgeoirí you should be following on Insta this Seachtain na Gaeilge
If you need a hand with the cúpla focal.
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Mar 8th 2019, 3:42 PM
Cheers to IWD! 10 Dublin bars offering great drinks deals to mark the occasion
Let’s raise a glass, ladies!
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Mar 8th 2019, 12:11 PM
Jessica Chastain donated over €1,600 to a woman who criticised her on Instagram
And here’s us getting mad when our selfies flop.
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Mar 10th 2018, 11:40 AM
Aer Lingus offered women priority boarding for International Women's Day and it caused a LOT of controversy
Well, no good deed goes unpunished.
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Mar 8th 2018, 4:10 PM
International Women's Day 2018: Here's what Irish women need
IWD is an important moment to look to the changes we need to make for women’s equality, writes Orla O’Connor.
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Mar 8th 2018, 7:00 AM
The Rubberbandits' response to International Women's Day has really resonated on Facebook
“So many lads on twitter yesterday saying “What about international Mens day?”"
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Mar 10th 2017, 10:21 AM
Fair City's Úna Kavanagh: 'I had a social welfare book called 'Unmarried Mother's Allowance''
Today, RTÉ will air an all female episode of Fair City, interlacing narratives of strong female characters, writes Úna Kavanagh.
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Mar 8th 2017, 7:30 PM
President Higgins speaks out for women 'living in fear in their homes' of brutality and violence
He also expressed his grief at the tragedies of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home bodies and the deaths in Clondalkin fire today.
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Mar 8th 2017, 3:14 PM
Here's how you can participate in the women's strike around Ireland, even if you have to work
Strike 4 Repeal.
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Mar 8th 2017, 10:29 AM
Fair City is having an all-female episode... and they're all heading to the pub
The show is celebrating International Women’s Day.
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Mar 8th 2017, 9:48 AM
What Irish women want: 'We must demand what is right and challenge what is frightening'
What does it mean to be a woman in 2017 and what are women’s hopes for equality and fairness?
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Mar 8th 2017, 7:00 AM
QUIZ: How much do you know about Irish women's history?
Take our quiz to find out.
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Mar 8th 2016, 6:30 AM
Here's why you'll see these women on buses all over Ireland
They were snipers, cooks and doctors during the 1916 Rising.
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Mar 7th 2016, 3:15 PM
13 Irish women who are completely kicking ass
Here come the girls, girls, girls, girls-girls…
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Mar 8th 2015, 9:30 AM
Ruth Coppinger asks Joan Burton: 'Are you embarrassed?'
She also compared the Tánaiste to Margaret Thatcher.
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Mar 5th 2015, 1:27 PM
Column: Today let's celebrate, recognise, and show solidarity with the women and girls
The 8th March each year marks International Women’s Day. It is a time for us to recognise the women and girls of this world who are living in poverty and vulnerability due to gender discrimination, says Bernadette Crawford.
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Mar 8th 2014, 2:00 PM
From Katie to Sonia: Here's Ireland's top ever sportswomen
From All Stars and Olympians to inspirational captains and cross country champions – these ladies have done Ireland proud.
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Mar 8th 2013, 2:43 PM
Number of women directors increased by 20% during recession
Almost 100,000 women are now directors of Irish companies, an increase of almost 50 per cent in the past ten decade.
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Mar 8th 2012, 11:41 AM
Make a night out of International Women's Day
Check out a list of events designed to celebrate and debate IWD in Ireland this evening.
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Mar 8th 2011, 3:35 PM
Poll: Do we need an International Women's Day?
It’s the centenary of #IWD and Barack Obama has announced March 2011 as “Women’s History Month”: but do you think women need a special day dedicated to their issues at all?
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Mar 8th 2011, 11:06 AM
Read Me: Equality for women has made progress - but not enough
Concern Worldwide workers write on International Women’s Day of the discrimination, violence, coerced sex and early marriage that doom many of the world’s little girls to a cruel future.
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Mar 8th 2011, 9:29 AM
Watch M school James Bond for International Women's Day
“For someone with such a fondness for women, I wonder if you’ve ever considered what it might be like to be one?”
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Mar 8th 2011, 6:48 AM