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#IWD

# iwd - Tuesday 16 March, 2021

Opinion: Remote working should not become the 'Mother' option, leaving women behind
# Business Matters
# Business Matters

Opinion: Remote working should not become the 'Mother' option, leaving women behind

Mar 16th 2021, 7:00 AM 17,715 Views 21 Comments

Mary Rose Burke of Dublin Chamber outlines the stumbling blocks faced by working women and the need for more flexible working options for all.

# iwd - Thursday 11 March, 2021

Opinion: Women have lived in fear of walking alone in the dark for too long - we've had enough
# Safety
# Safety

Opinion: Women have lived in fear of walking alone in the dark for too long - we've had enough

Mar 11th 2021, 9:46 AM 41,463 Views 0 Comments

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.

# iwd - Saturday 9 March, 2019

'My name is Lavinia': First rape survivor to waive anonymity tells her story
# Late Late Show
# Late Late Show

'My name is Lavinia': First rape survivor to waive anonymity tells her story

Mar 9th 2019, 2:00 PM 111,884 Views 25 Comments

“Pre-1991, you would never hear the word ‘rape’ on radio, it was like a curse word,” Lavinia Kerwick said in an emotional interview.

# iwd - Friday 8 March, 2019

These are the gaeilgeoirí you should be following on Insta this Seachtain na Gaeilge
# Seachtain Na Gaeilge
From The Daily Edge
# Seachtain Na Gaeilge

These are the gaeilgeoirí you should be following on Insta this Seachtain na Gaeilge

Mar 8th 2019, 3:42 PM 13,991 Views 1 Comment

If you need a hand with the cúpla focal.

Cheers to IWD! 10 Dublin bars offering great drinks deals to mark the occasion
# International Women's Day
From The Daily Edge
# International Women's Day

Cheers to IWD! 10 Dublin bars offering great drinks deals to mark the occasion

Mar 8th 2019, 12:11 PM 3,575 Views 4 Comments

Let’s raise a glass, ladies!

# iwd - Saturday 10 March, 2018

Jessica Chastain donated over €1,600 to a woman who criticised her on Instagram
# We Should All Be Feminists
From The Daily Edge
# We Should All Be Feminists

Jessica Chastain donated over €1,600 to a woman who criticised her on Instagram

Mar 10th 2018, 11:40 AM 6,642 Views 1 Comment

And here’s us getting mad when our selfies flop.

# iwd - Thursday 8 March, 2018

Aer Lingus offered women priority boarding for International Women's Day and it caused a LOT of controversy
# IWD
From The Daily Edge
# IWD

Aer Lingus offered women priority boarding for International Women's Day and it caused a LOT of controversy

Mar 8th 2018, 4:10 PM 10,324 Views 9 Comments

Well, no good deed goes unpunished.

International Women's Day 2018: Here's what Irish women need
# Read Me
# Read Me

International Women's Day 2018: Here's what Irish women need

Mar 8th 2018, 7:00 AM 82,429 Views 58 Comments

IWD is an important moment to look to the changes we need to make for women’s equality, writes Orla O’Connor.

# iwd - Friday 10 March, 2017

The Rubberbandits' response to International Women's Day has really resonated on Facebook
# Embrace Vulnerability
From The Daily Edge
# Embrace Vulnerability

The Rubberbandits' response to International Women's Day has really resonated on Facebook

Mar 10th 2017, 10:21 AM 10,824 Views 13 Comments

“So many lads on twitter yesterday saying “What about international Mens day?”"

# iwd - Wednesday 8 March, 2017

Fair City's Úna Kavanagh: 'I had a social welfare book called 'Unmarried Mother's Allowance''
# International Women's Day
# International Women's Day

Fair City's Úna Kavanagh: 'I had a social welfare book called 'Unmarried Mother's Allowance''

Mar 8th 2017, 7:30 PM 4,012 Views 45 Comments

Today, RTÉ will air an all female episode of Fair City, interlacing narratives of strong female characters, writes Úna Kavanagh.

President Higgins speaks out for women 'living in fear in their homes' of brutality and violence
# Read Me
# Read Me

President Higgins speaks out for women 'living in fear in their homes' of brutality and violence

Mar 8th 2017, 3:14 PM 260 Views 75 Comments

He also expressed his grief at the tragedies of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home bodies and the deaths in Clondalkin fire today.

Here's how you can participate in the women's strike around Ireland, even if you have to work
# Strike 4 Repeal
From The Daily Edge
# Strike 4 Repeal

Here's how you can participate in the women's strike around Ireland, even if you have to work

Mar 8th 2017, 10:29 AM 25,307 Views 28 Comments

Strike 4 Repeal.

Fair City is having an all-female episode... and they're all heading to the pub
# Here Come The Girls
# Here Come The Girls

Fair City is having an all-female episode... and they're all heading to the pub

Mar 8th 2017, 9:48 AM 18,712 Views 48 Comments

The show is celebrating International Women’s Day.

What Irish women want: 'We must demand what is right and challenge what is frightening'
# International Women's Day
# International Women's Day

What Irish women want: 'We must demand what is right and challenge what is frightening'

Mar 8th 2017, 7:00 AM 519 Views 94 Comments

What does it mean to be a woman in 2017 and what are women’s hopes for equality and fairness?

# iwd - Tuesday 8 March, 2016

QUIZ: How much do you know about Irish women's history?
# International Women's Day
# International Women's Day

QUIZ: How much do you know about Irish women's history?

Mar 8th 2016, 6:30 AM 32,747 Views 47 Comments

Take our quiz to find out.

# iwd - Monday 7 March, 2016

Here's why you'll see these women on buses all over Ireland
# Easter Rising
# Easter Rising

Here's why you'll see these women on buses all over Ireland

Mar 7th 2016, 3:15 PM 26,836 Views 37 Comments

They were snipers, cooks and doctors during the 1916 Rising.

# iwd - Sunday 8 March, 2015

13 Irish women who are completely kicking ass
# Come On Na Mban
From The Daily Edge
# Come On Na Mban

13 Irish women who are completely kicking ass

Mar 8th 2015, 9:30 AM 16,384 Views 8 Comments

Here come the girls, girls, girls, girls-girls…

# iwd - Thursday 5 March, 2015

Ruth Coppinger asks Joan Burton: 'Are you embarrassed?'
# Labour Pains
# Labour Pains

Ruth Coppinger asks Joan Burton: 'Are you embarrassed?'

Mar 5th 2015, 1:27 PM 17,381 Views 71 Comments

She also compared the Tánaiste to Margaret Thatcher.

# iwd - Saturday 8 March, 2014

Column: Today let's celebrate, recognise, and show solidarity with the women and girls
# Women
# Women

Column: Today let's celebrate, recognise, and show solidarity with the women and girls

Mar 8th 2014, 2:00 PM 93 Views 19 Comments

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.

# iwd - Friday 8 March, 2013

From Katie to Sonia: Here's Ireland's top ever sportswomen
# Power Rankings
From The42
# Power Rankings

From Katie to Sonia: Here's Ireland's top ever sportswomen

Mar 8th 2013, 2:43 PM 3,846 Views 6 Comments

From All Stars and Olympians to inspirational captains and cross country champions – these ladies have done Ireland proud.

# iwd - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Number of women directors increased by 20% during recession
# Companies
# Companies

Number of women directors increased by 20% during recession

Mar 8th 2012, 11:41 AM 1,088 Views 9 Comments

Almost 100,000 women are now directors of Irish companies, an increase of almost 50 per cent in the past ten decade.

# iwd - Tuesday 8 March, 2011

Make a night out of International Women's Day
# IWD
# IWD

Make a night out of International Women's Day

Mar 8th 2011, 3:35 PM 1,122 Views 0 Comments

Check out a list of events designed to celebrate and debate IWD in Ireland this evening.

Poll: Do we need an International Women's Day?
# Your Say
# Your Say

Poll: Do we need an International Women's Day?

Mar 8th 2011, 11:06 AM 1,389 Views 16 Comments

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?

Read Me: Equality for women has made progress - but not enough
# Read Me
# Read Me

Read Me: Equality for women has made progress - but not enough

Mar 8th 2011, 9:29 AM 174 Views 2 Comments

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.

Watch M school James Bond for International Women's Day
# Women
From The Daily Edge
# Women

Watch M school James Bond for International Women's Day

Mar 8th 2011, 6:48 AM 1,307 Views 0 Comments

“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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