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# women - Friday 18 May, 2012

Feminism

Girl power: Irish feminist conference sold out

Fri, 6:40 PM 4,118 Views 163 Comments

Feminism conference aims to open the dialogue between all generations of feminists.

# women - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Front Lines

Policy change sees US Army open more jobs to women

16/05/12 957 Views 5 Comments

Women can now be tank or artillery mechanics in the US Army, while the policy change loosens restrictions that were keeping them away from the battlefield.

# women - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge SHOPPING AID This post contains a poll This post contains videos

Facebook “like” count on clothes hooks

15/05/12 188 Views 1 Comment

Would you like a little help choosing your outfit? And would the number of ‘likes’ it gets on social media sway you?

Prostitution

“Women sell sex because they have to,” says new campaign

15/05/12 3,831 Views 140 Comments

The Ruhama agency has launched a new multimedia campaign which it says “contradicts the glamorous veneer and images used to advertise and normalise prostitution”.

# women - Thursday 3 May, 2012

Abortion

Women ask consultants to support campaign to reform abortion law

03/05/12 2,843 Views 26 Comments

A group of women who were required to travel abroad for abortions after being diagnosed with fatal foetal abnormalities have written to all consultants to ask for their support.

# women - Friday 27 April, 2012

Technology

‘Build me a robot’: Irish teen’s challenge to tech community

27/04/12 3,637 Views 22 Comments

Joanne O’Riordan, who has no limbs, told UN conference that “technology is the limb I never had”.

# women - Monday 23 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: What kind of Constitutional Convention do you want?

23/04/12 2,928 Views 53 Comments

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.

# women - Sunday 22 April, 2012

From Business ETC Never Too Old

6 female brand spokespeople who show age is just a number

22/04/12 6,432 Views 3 Comments

Legendary women who can still promote a product.

# women - Friday 20 April, 2012

Getting On

When I’m 65: Irish pensioners can expect 11 healthy years (but less for men)

20/04/12 2,485 Views 6 Comments

Irish women aged 65 can expect to live for a total of 21.1 years while men can expect an additional 18.1 years, new figures have found.

# women - Thursday 19 April, 2012

Abortion

75 per cent of Irish GPs “in favour of limited abortion”

19/04/12 1,904 Views 19 Comments

Limited circumstances include major foetal abnormalities and rape, said the doctors surveyed. New research also shows that 97 per cent of the GPs had had a consultation dealing with abortion.

# women - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

The B Word

ABC – where the ‘B’ doesn’t just stand for ‘broadcasting’

11/04/12 3,424 Views 6 Comments

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.

# women - Friday 6 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: ‘Too beautiful’ Samantha Brick is playing us for fools

06/04/12 14,224 Views 36 Comments

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.

# women - Thursday 5 April, 2012

London 2012

Saudi Arabia may not send women to the Olympics

05/04/12 5,189 Views 44 Comments

The country has never before included women on its Olympic team but the International Olympic Committee had been hopeful it would happen this year.

# women - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

Women

Female genital mutilation officially banned in Ireland

28/03/12 6,589 Views 66 Comments

Over 3,000 women living in Ireland are believed to have undergone FGM.

# women - Sunday 25 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Muslim women face all kinds of assumptions. Let’s look behind the headscarves

25/03/12 4,677 Views 13 Comments

The one-dimensional view of Muslim women isn’t accurate. That’s why we need The Hijabi Monologues, writes Sahar Ullah.

# women - Monday 19 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Fine Things

Who are Ireland’s hottest hunks? (There’s a hint to the side)

19/03/12 7,846 Views 28 Comments

Irish beauty blog Beaut.ie went on the search this year to find out who Ireland’s hottest men are. The result, 50 Fine Things, shows that Irish women (and men) have quite varied tastes…

Relationships

Changing role of Irish women over past 50 years reflected in relationships

19/03/12 4,300 Views 11 Comments

The dramatic shift in the role of women in Irish society over the past 50 years has been reflected in changing kinds of familial and relationship issues, a leading relationship expert has said.

# women - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Human Rights

Ireland signs protocol on violence against women

15/03/12 1,839 Views 28 Comments

The Government signed the Council of Europe Convention on Violence Against Women, a move which was welcomed by Amnesty International at today’s Universal Periodic Review.

From The Daily Edge Know Your Place

Rate your husband/wife… 1930s style

15/03/12 8,533 Views 15 Comments

American Psychological Association test gave you chance to score spouse on 50 negative and positive areas.

# women - Monday 12 March, 2012

Sexual Harrassment

Could wolf-whistling be outlawed in Ireland?

12/03/12 3,031 Views 38 Comments

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.

# women - Thursday 8 March, 2012

Photo Opp

Enda Kenny finds alternative photoshoot

08/03/12 5,236 Views 36 Comments

Government photo opp was cancelled today – but Taoiseach still finds himself centrestage with pic to mark International Women’s Day.

From Business ETC Companies

Number of women directors increased by 20% during recession

08/03/12 975 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.

International Women's Day

Column: Women and girls hold solution to extreme poverty

08/03/12 2,481 Views 19 Comments

Gender equality is good for everyone, writes Bernadette Crawford, Equality Adviser for Concern Worldwide, on International Women’s Day.

# women - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Sexist Trousers This post contains a poll

London retailer’s chino trousers joins list of ‘sexist’ clothes

07/03/12 8,473 Views 40 Comments

Men’s retailer in hot water over trouser’s washing label instructing “Give it to your woman”.

# women - Monday 5 March, 2012

Domestic Violence

‘Clare’s Law’ gives info on violent partners

05/03/12 2,780 Views 7 Comments

The pilot scheme means that people living in certain parts of England and Wales can request police information about whether their parter has a history of domestic violence.

# women - Friday 24 February, 2012

Homeless

72 per cent of homeless women experience violence or abuse as children

24/02/12 1,589 Views 6 Comments

In a TCD study, 15 women had spent time in a psychiatric hospital and 11 had spent time in prison. A large number of migrant women reported experiencing intimate partner violence.

# women - Monday 13 February, 2012

Verbal Abuse

Verbal abuse “can deaden someone from the inside out”

13/02/12 4,020 Views 20 Comments

Living with long-term abuse can cause mental health problems, but it is often difficult for people experiencing it to verbalise what they are going through, a new campaign shows.

Opinion

Column: Accept it – ‘rape culture’ exists

13/02/12 9,809 Views 177 Comments

Rape ‘jokes’ and equating violence with passion – just two of the ways in which Ireland shows some alarming societal attitudes towards women and sex, writes Lisa McInerney.

# women - Monday 6 February, 2012

Breastfeeding This post contains images

Breastfeeding protest held outside Facebook HQ

06/02/12 7,604 Views 138 Comments

Around 40 people took part in the protest against Facebook’s removal of photographs of women breastfeeding their children.

Pregnancy

Diabetes “quadruples birth defect risk”

06/02/12 1,355 Views No Comments

The research, which was undertaken in England, showed that women who had Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and became pregnant were four times more likely to give birth to a child with birth defects.

# women - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Gender

CSO: Women are more highly qualified than men – but still earn less

31/01/12 2,414 Views 37 Comments

The Central Statistics Office has released a major new study into men and women in Ireland.

# women - Monday 30 January, 2012

From The Score Back In Action

Six Nations: Coghlan sets a minimum standard for Irish women

30/01/12 443 Views No Comments

Ireland captain, Fiona Coghlan, is eager to get back playing International rugby, signalling that nothing less than third will do.

# women - Sunday 29 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Itsybitsy Teenyweeny

Brazilian bikinis get bigger to fit expanding waistlines

29/01/12 8,901 Views 17 Comments

A growing number of designers are making bigger bikinis to accommodate Brazil’s thickening waistline.

# women - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Drivers

Kildare drivers least likely to be ‘good samaritans’

22/01/12 3,860 Views 32 Comments

Drivers in Donegal and Kerry are most likely to stop and help a stranded motorist – but Kildare and Meath drivers are least likely to intervene.

# women - Friday 20 January, 2012

Women In Politics

Leinster House is ‘unnatural’ – Gilmore

20/01/12 5,719 Views 55 Comments

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.

# women - Monday 16 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Daddy Z

Jay-Z vows to drop the word ‘bitch’ in lyrics following birth of daughter

16/01/12 718 Views 2 Comments

The rap-mogul is seeing things a little differently since the arrival of his baby daughter…

# women - Friday 6 January, 2012

Implants

UK: No evidence for routine removal of breast implants

06/01/12 1,138 Views 2 Comments

There are fears over the safety of implants made by French company PIP. The British government says there’s no evidence to say implants should be removed – but will pay for removal for anyone who wants it.

# women - Tuesday 27 December, 2011

Egypt

Egypt bans ‘virginity tests’ by military rulers on women

27/12/11 5,203 Views 16 Comments

The practice of the ‘tests’ had caused outrage among women and human rights groups.

# women - Wednesday 21 December, 2011

Egypt This post contains videos

Egypt: Thousands march to protest soldiers’ attacks on women

21/12/11 821 Views 1 Comment

About ten thousand Egyptians have marched through Cairo over the brutal violence being used by the country’s military towards female protesters – including beatings, strippings and public humiliation.

# women - Friday 16 December, 2011

From The Score Unlucky

Close but no cigar: Irish women’s hockey team beaten by India

16/12/11 224 Views No Comments

Gene Muller’s side lost 2-1, despite threatening to produce a second half fightback.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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