# gender - Monday 16 July, 2012
Groupthink, cronyism and lack of accountability are largely to blame for the disastrous mess Ireland is now in, writes Clara Fischer.
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# gender - Tuesday 10 July, 2012
A woman who has become a mother via a surrogate is seeking maternity benefit has failed in her case at the Equality Tribunal. The Equality Authority is pushing for equal benefits.
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# gender - Friday 29 June, 2012
The answer is surprisingly few. Niamh Gallagher explains why she’s working to encourage everyday women to run for office.
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# gender - Sunday 24 June, 2012
The video was supposed to encourage young women to pursue science careers – by showing pictures of lipstick and make-up brushes.
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# gender - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
Valuing a ‘career’ over full-time parenting might be well-meaning, but it takes away everyone’s right to decide, writes Kate Katharina Ferguson.
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# gender - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Advocating the selling of sex is not just a bad idea, writes Lisa McInerney, but also a very blinkered one.
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# gender - Thursday 10 May, 2012
These times are an opportunity, writes Clara Fischer. Why shouldn’t feminism become the new normal?
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# gender - Monday 23 April, 2012
The upcoming exploration of what reforms should be made to the Irish Constitution is a good time for us to make sure socio-economic rights and equality are set in stone for the future.
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# gender - Sunday 22 April, 2012
There’s just one female character for every 3 male character in films aimed at children. This needs to change, writes actress Geena Davis.
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# gender - Wednesday 11 April, 2012
Some media experts say the abbreviation for ‘bitch’ may be satirical and reclaiming the word – but some feel it is polarising and an attention-grabbing move.
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# gender - Friday 6 April, 2012
Either the Daily Mail columnist is a complete ass and believes every word she writes, or she’s being deliberately provocative – and perpetuating the old porky that women detest other women.
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# gender - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Transgender people can currently only enter same-sex civil partnerships if their new gender was registered in another country.
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# gender - Monday 26 March, 2012
“Four men and three women were plucked from the desperate masses and replanted in a Tallaght semi, cultivated on Grey Goose and a terrifying amount of eggs, and kept at a near tropical temperature so as to render clothes completely unfeasible.”
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# gender - Sunday 25 March, 2012
The one-dimensional view of Muslim women isn’t accurate. That’s why we need The Hijabi Monologues, writes Sahar Ullah.
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# gender - Friday 23 March, 2012
Dividing us along gender lines might be well-intentioned but it undermines the very principle of democracy, writes Simon Tuohy.
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# gender - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Putting different faces on screen isn’t about box-ticking – it’s about catering to the real society that’s out there, writes Dil Wickremasinghe.
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# gender - Thursday 15 March, 2012
American Psychological Association test gave you chance to score spouse on 50 negative and positive areas.
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# gender - Tuesday 13 March, 2012
Mary Mitchell O’Connor has warned that women are routinely paid and promoted less than men, and called for action. So what do you think?
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# gender - Monday 12 March, 2012
It was suggested last week that wolf-whistling could be banned in the UK – but it appears that the controversy emerged from a Council of Europe convention on violence against women. Ireland is currently studying its recommendations.
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# gender - Thursday 8 March, 2012
Gender equality is good for everyone, writes Bernadette Crawford, Equality Adviser for Concern Worldwide, on International Women’s Day.
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# gender - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Prospective volunteers for this summer’s event are required to undergo ‘sensitivity training’ ahead of its commencement.
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# gender - Saturday 25 February, 2012
This week, a controversial advert was pulled from many Irish television stations after complaints it was “deeply transphobic”. Here, we take a closure look at the issue of gender identity.
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# gender - Thursday 9 February, 2012
The esteemed American newspaper’s reference to Lynch’s hair colour is reminiscent of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s recent gaffe.
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# gender - Friday 3 February, 2012
The feminist movement has a bad name – but its mission is more relevant in these times than ever, writes Linda Kelly.
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# gender - Tuesday 31 January, 2012
The Central Statistics Office has released a major new study into men and women in Ireland.
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# gender - Saturday 21 January, 2012
Female politicians relate their personal experiences of running for office in a male-dominated political world at Dublin Castle conference.
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# gender - Friday 20 January, 2012
Speaking at a conference in Dublin this afternoon on how to elect more women, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore compared Leinster House to a boarding school for its lack of gender balance.
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# gender - Thursday 12 January, 2012
Plan Ireland’s report on Haiti two years after earthquake reveals major challenges as other NGOs also note scale of work required for country to recover will need international investment.
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# gender - Monday 9 January, 2012
New research claims that gender could be predicted within the first trimester.
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# gender - Sunday 8 January, 2012
Gender confusion, politics, violence, boycotts, doped atheletes, a doped horse – oh, and a race with only one competitor: some of the most striking moments of the past 100 years of Olympic Games.
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# gender - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
Figures released by a life assurance provider show that men spend more money on their life assurance than women do – raising the question if men value themselves more.
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# gender - Tuesday 22 November, 2011
Yes, we need more women in politics – but gender quotas go against everything our democracy stands for, writes Labour TD Joanna Tuffy.
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# gender - Monday 14 November, 2011
However, Labour’s Joanna Tuffy has said election quotas would be “anti-democratic” and “discriminatory”.
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# gender - Saturday 12 November, 2011
Having more women in politics is the shake-up our system needs – but those who say we don’t need quotas are kidding themselves, writes Eoin Murray.
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# gender - Wednesday 9 November, 2011
As Mary Mitchell-O’Connor hosts an all-women meeting of TDs and senators, we are asking you: Should there be a minimum quota on the number of women putting themselves forward for political election?
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# gender - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Ireland has a huge way to go in terms of gender equality but the onus is on men to do something about it, says Plan Ireland CEO David Dalton.
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# gender - Monday 19 September, 2011
The UK Home Office is reportedly exploring the possibility of removing gender descriptions from passports.
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# gender - Thursday 18 August, 2011
The Labour TD for Wicklow / East Carlow says women face five particular challenges they need met, before they can consider running for election, and we can achieve balance.
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A Wexford councillor says RTÉ should ‘move with the times’ and provide pre-match coverage of the camogie and ladies’ football finals, as they do for the hurling and football finals.
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# gender - Sunday 14 August, 2011
Demonstrators in Dublin are today seeking to lift the ban on same-sex marriage. What do you think about the issue?
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