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# misogyny

This year
2023
Soc Dems TD Holly Cairns tells of stalker appearing at her house and sending sexual messages
Cairns said that she had briefly considered if she wanted to continue in politics due to the pornographic messages she was receiving.
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Jan 19th 2023, 11:50 AM
Last year
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Majority of Irish people agree that pornography is harming society, Women's Aid report finds
Women were more likely than men to believe that pornography was detrimental to young people.
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Nov 25th 2022, 8:57 AM
All time
'These are communities which are extremely violently misogynistic': Investigating the world of incels, pick-up artists and men who hate women
We speak to the author Laura Bates about what she discovered in some of the dark – and not so dark – recesses of the internet.
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Sep 19th 2020, 8:00 PM
Seanad briefly suspended over 'misogyny' row
Fianna Fáil’s Lorraine Clifford-Lee clashed with Fine Gael’s Jerry Buttimer.
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Nov 21st 2018, 8:05 PM
Vast majority of people agree that Catholic Church is 'empire of misogyny'
Over 1,000 adults were polled about Mary McAleese’s comments.
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Mar 12th 2018, 10:30 PM
Diarmuid Martin says Mary McAleese's criticism of the Church was 'brutally stark'
The former president has called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality in the Catholic Church.
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Mar 9th 2018, 9:12 AM
Mary McAleese says it's 'pure codology' that women can't become priests
The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.
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Mar 8th 2018, 9:35 AM
Miss America CEO quits after abusive emails leaked about pageant winners
Past winners of the Miss America contest wrote an open letter calling for Sam Haskell to resign.
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Dec 24th 2017, 2:30 PM
Sunday Times 'deeply sorry' for publishing controversial Kevin Myers column
An apology printed today said the article “included unacceptable comments that caused offence to many”.
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Aug 6th 2017, 2:26 PM
Republican politician resigns after he's revealed as the creator of misogynistic Reddit forum
Robert Fisher says he fears for his family following backlash.
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May 17th 2017, 10:55 PM
'The media should tell the truth about the alt-right'
The alt-right is a phenomenon, and matters to public life – so the media should report on it by telling the truth about it, writes Julien Mercille.
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Jan 6th 2017, 6:09 PM
A brave woman is calling for a fightback against harassment on Ireland's streets
Laura Duncliffe has spoken out after she was attacked while walking with friends.
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Oct 29th 2015, 2:14 PM
Iran women's football captain isn't at a major tournament - because her husband won't let her go
Under Iranian law a man has the right to prevent his wife from leaving the country.
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Sep 24th 2015, 8:00 AM
These Avengers stars are in trouble for calling female character a 'slut' and a 'whore'
This press tour is going from bad to worse.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 10:18 AM
Mary McAleese: 'Pope Francis carries a residual element of misogyny'
She likes him though.
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Mar 15th 2015, 7:30 AM
People are campaigning to ban this pick-up artist from the UK - but he’s coming to Ireland next year
Pick-up artist Julien Blanc is currently at the centre of an online petition.
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Nov 18th 2014, 12:58 PM
'Why can't I be thinner?': Restaurant removes 'misogynist' wall design after viral backlash
The wall in the ladies’ bathrooms also featured slogans like ‘Laxatives are definitely the answer’.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 10:14 AM
Lily Allen and dancers respond to accusations of racism in her new video
Reaction to the Hard out Here video has been mixed.
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Nov 13th 2013, 7:30 PM
What is #twittersilence?
Some prominent members of Twitter are not tweeting today to draw attention to abusive messages on the social networking site – but others are taking a different approach.
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Aug 4th 2013, 2:35 PM
Australian opposition leader apologises to PM in fresh sexism row
Tony Abbott apologised over remarks about the government being inexperienced when it comes to having babies, a veiled dig at childless prime minister Julia Gillard.
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Oct 23rd 2012, 11:46 AM
Australian PM outburst prompts misogyny definition update
Dictionary updating definition, after Prime Minister Julia Gillard lambasted opposition leader Tony Abbott as a misogynist in parliament last week.
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Oct 17th 2012, 12:56 PM
Restaurant removes urinals shaped like woman's mouth
The two urinals designed by female Dutch artist Meike van Schijndel, which resemble a woman’s lipsticked mouth, are to be removed after being labelled “an example of misogyny”.
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Oct 10th 2012, 7:54 AM
VIDEO: Australian PM lashes out at 'sexist' Abbott
Gillard accused Abbott of hypocrisy and double-standards after he called for the removal of speaker Peter Slipper over lurid text messages.
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Oct 9th 2012, 9:03 AM