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Saturday 31 October 2020
The broadcaster used her platform to discuss topics that were rarely if ever spoken about in a public forum in Ireland.
It will discuss the reasons women are still paid less, find it harder to reach top positions, and carry an unequal share of the burden of care.
The 21-year-old said “it was hard the whole time I was inside.”
Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.
The government today ratified the Istanbul Convention which obliges it to protect women from all forms of violence.
‘Guided by the Holy Spirit we must come together and find new inclusive governance structures to replace the old patriarchal model, which has broken down’, writes Colm Holmes.
“It’s a moment brought about by a movement in the streets, civil disobedience, and young people and women in particularly fighting for change. Let’s keep it up!”
The abortion legislation will be introduced in the Dáil next week
“Her death marks the passing of a remarkable woman of whom it can truly be said: ‘She made a difference’.”
It had been suggested that the clause should be amended rather than deleted.
How to memorialise the past, as well as what health and well-being supports are needed for former residents will be discussed.
During the making of No Country for Women, we journeyed with women today to learn more about their mothers’ and grandmothers’ lives, writes Anne Roper.
Hanna Sheehy Skeffington was one of the founders of the Irish Women’s Franchise League, which aimed to ensure that women got the right to vote as part of the Home Rule Bill.
They were detained for “attempting to undermine the security and stability of the kingdom”.
“People don’t speak about it unless a victim of this heinous crime speaks out.”
Women earn 14.9% less than men in Spain.
IWD is an important moment to look to the changes we need to make for women’s equality, writes Orla O’Connor.
President Michael D Higgins spoke to Ryan Tubridy ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow.
Events are taking place to celebrate the contribution of women to society.
All I’m asking for is what men have always had: to have children and still get a fair wage, writes Lorraine Courtney.
The UN Human Rights Committee has again called on Ireland to reform its restrictive abortion laws.
Duterte told a military camp that they were allowed to rape women because he would take the blame for it.
The Taoiseach has sought to clarify that Ireland had conveyed its concerns over Saudi Arabia’s record on women’s rights.
“Ireland has a long-standing and proud record in the area of women’s rights and children’s rights,” Minister Flanagan said.
President Trump said that his wife’s poll numbers are higher than his own.
An economic downturn isn’t an acceptable excuse for unfair treatment of pregnant women, writes Lorraine Courtney.
We need to bring in an automatic waiver of the financial contribution towards “free” legal aid in cases of domestic violence, writes Eilis Barry.
A UN Committee added that the Eighth Amendment “unduly restricts access to abortion”.
Rosa said the tour will “provide direct assistance to those in need of safe abortion pills”.
Women’s Aid received 22,341 reports of domestic abuse against women and children in 2015.
Extreme forms of mutilation can lead to difficulties in menstruation, painful intercourse, incontinence and infertility.
The UN asked the Irish government about the situation of girls who are victims of rape and incest, and was patently told that there is no provision for these girls unless they are suicidal.
If you believe that mothers should come first when being treated medically, then the eighth needs to be repealed, writes Sam Elliot.
Gender equality is enshrined in the Afghan constitution, but the idea of a woman driver is still seen as controversial, provocative and even immoral.
Steinem thanked the doctor who gave her an abortion 58 years ago.
The event has been organised by women’s right group GoTopless.
“Everything I say is what I believe.”
A police report says the officer forced her to “look into his eyes” as he “lectured” her, in handcuffs.
The UN committee grilled Ireland on women’s rights, direct provision and equality legislation.
“My rights have been trampled upon, my freedom of expression has been trampled upon.”
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
The goalposts – and polling analysis – have shifted since 2016, Noel Rock writes.
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