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# iwd - Tuesday 16 March, 2021



# Business Matters

# Business Matters

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

Mar 16th 2021, 7:00 AM 17,642 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



# 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 40,900 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



# 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 111,713 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



# 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 13,272 Views 1 Comment

If you need a hand with the cúpla focal.



# 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 3,498 Views 4 Comments

Let’s raise a glass, ladies!

# iwd - Saturday 10 March, 2018



# 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 6,638 Views 1 Comment

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

# iwd - Thursday 8 March, 2018



# 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 10,311 Views 9 Comments

Well, no good deed goes unpunished.



# Read Me

# Read Me

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

Mar 8th 2018, 7:00 AM 82,414 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



# 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 10,783 Views 13 Comments

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

# iwd - Wednesday 8 March, 2017



# 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 3,862 Views 45 Comments

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



# 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 224 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.



# 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 25,286 Views 28 Comments

Strike 4 Repeal.



# 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 18,655 Views 46 Comments

The show is celebrating International Women’s Day.



# 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 510 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



# 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 32,652 Views 47 Comments

Take our quiz to find out.

# iwd - Monday 7 March, 2016



# Easter Rising

# Easter Rising

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

Mar 7th 2016, 3:15 PM 26,788 Views 37 Comments

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

# iwd - Sunday 8 March, 2015



# 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 16,211 Views 8 Comments

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

# iwd - Thursday 5 March, 2015



# Labour Pains

# Labour Pains

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

Mar 5th 2015, 1:27 PM 17,362 Views 71 Comments

She also compared the Tánaiste to Margaret Thatcher.

# iwd - Saturday 8 March, 2014



# Women

# Women

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

Mar 8th 2014, 2:00 PM 85 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



# Power Rankings

From The42

# Power Rankings

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

Mar 8th 2013, 2:43 PM 3,830 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



# Companies

# Companies

Number of women directors increased by 20% during recession

Mar 8th 2012, 11:41 AM 1,082 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



# IWD

# IWD

Make a night out of International Women's Day

Mar 8th 2011, 3:35 PM 1,111 Views 0 Comments

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



# Your Say

# Your Say

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

Mar 8th 2011, 11:06 AM 1,376 Views 0 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

# Read Me

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

Mar 8th 2011, 9:29 AM 164 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.



# Women

From The Daily Edge

# Women

Watch M school James Bond for International Women's Day

Mar 8th 2011, 6:48 AM 1,296 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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