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#Equal Rights

# equal-rights - Tuesday 19 November, 2019

First Citizens' Assembly weekend on gender equality to be held in February
# Equal Rights
# Equal Rights

First Citizens' Assembly weekend on gender equality to be held in February

Nov 19th 2019, 7:28 PM 8,299 Views 23 Comments

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.

# equal-rights - Sunday 20 January, 2019

What has feminism ever done for men?
# Equal Rights
From The Daily Edge
# Equal Rights

What has feminism ever done for men?

Jan 20th 2019, 11:05 PM 10,663 Views 19 Comments

Except ruin razor adverts, of course.

# equal-rights - Saturday 30 June, 2018

PICTURES: Thousands take part in Dublin Pride Parade
# Dublin Pride
# Dublin Pride

PICTURES: Thousands take part in Dublin Pride Parade

Jun 30th 2018, 5:42 PM 37,985 Views 120 Comments

The streets of Dublin city centre were thronged with people from the early afternoon.

# equal-rights - Thursday 8 March, 2018

'Unacceptable sexist behaviour': Spanish women stage unprecedented strike for rights
# Women's Rights
# Women's Rights

'Unacceptable sexist behaviour': Spanish women stage unprecedented strike for rights

Mar 8th 2018, 6:03 PM 15,119 Views 60 Comments

Women earn 14.9% less than men in Spain.

# equal-rights - Wednesday 11 October, 2017

15 million girls under the age of 18 are married every year - that's one every two seconds
# Gender Inequality
# Gender Inequality

15 million girls under the age of 18 are married every year - that's one every two seconds

Oct 11th 2017, 6:00 AM 9,752 Views 32 Comments

Today is the sixth annual International Day of the Girl.

# equal-rights - Thursday 13 July, 2017

"We're not looking for something extra or more than - we're looking for same as others"
# Equal Rights
# Equal Rights

"We're not looking for something extra or more than - we're looking for same as others"

Jul 13th 2017, 7:30 PM 10,000 Views 14 Comments

Ireland is the only EU country yet to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

# equal-rights - Thursday 30 March, 2017

Joanne O’Riordan: 'I will not allow this government treat me like a second class citizen'
# Equal Rights
# Equal Rights

Joanne O’Riordan: 'I will not allow this government treat me like a second class citizen'

Mar 30th 2017, 3:27 PM 21,051 Views 31 Comments

More than 100 disability groups gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to demand the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.

# equal-rights - Wednesday 11 May, 2016

'We were walking through the flats and it came up in conversation. My Dad asked if I was gay'
# EXTRACT
# EXTRACT

'We were walking through the flats and it came up in conversation. My Dad asked if I was gay'

May 11th 2016, 2:15 PM 704 Views 73 Comments

I got really really angry with my family when they said they wouldn’t be voting in the marriage referendum, writes Patrick Dempsey.

# equal-rights - Monday 23 February, 2015

Why is Patricia Arquette getting criticised for her Oscar speech?
# Equal Rights
# Equal Rights

Why is Patricia Arquette getting criticised for her Oscar speech?

Feb 23rd 2015, 1:41 PM 45,426 Views 57 Comments

She called for wage equality “once and for all”.

# equal-rights - Saturday 28 June, 2014

Google Docs have hidden a cute Pride Easter egg in your spreadsheets
# Dublin Pride
From The Daily Edge
# Dublin Pride

Google Docs have hidden a cute Pride Easter egg in your spreadsheets

Jun 28th 2014, 9:52 AM 2,103 Views 0 Comments

Everything’s better in rainbow.

# equal-rights - Monday 30 September, 2013

More than 500 civil partnership ceremonies took place in 2011
# CSO
# CSO

More than 500 civil partnership ceremonies took place in 2011

Sep 30th 2013, 1:30 PM 5,093 Views 41 Comments

There were 335 male unions and 201 female unions in the first year civil partnerships became legal.

# equal-rights - Sunday 22 September, 2013

The 11 funniest protest signs ever
# I Saw The Sign
From The Daily Edge
# I Saw The Sign

The 11 funniest protest signs ever

Sep 22nd 2013, 8:15 PM 46,427 Views 30 Comments

They might be serious issues, but they’re also pretty gas.

# equal-rights - Tuesday 30 July, 2013

Column: Trayvon Martin’s tragic death shows that race still divides America
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Trayvon Martin’s tragic death shows that race still divides America

Jul 30th 2013, 7:30 PM 120 Views 82 Comments

It makes me feel guilty when we talk about race, and I suspect that’s how most white Americans feel, writes Larry Donnelly, who says there is still a way to go yet before racism no longer has a stronghold in America.

# equal-rights - Wednesday 24 July, 2013

Column: Sexism in Leinster House is alive and well
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Sexism in Leinster House is alive and well

Jul 24th 2013, 7:00 AM 78 Views 62 Comments

Two male politicians showed how sexism can come in many forms – post-modern with an ironic twist and just plain old-fashioned, writes Maura Adshead.

# equal-rights - Saturday 13 April, 2013

Column: I'm a devoted father, I'm engaged and I'm a gay man - I should be able to marry
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: I'm a devoted father, I'm engaged and I'm a gay man - I should be able to marry

Apr 13th 2013, 12:30 PM 799 Views 207 Comments

When the question “why are you getting married?” is put to any couple, gay or straight, the answer is the same: “because we love each other,” writes Christian Daly, who says time for marriage equality is now upon us.

# equal-rights - Thursday 10 January, 2013

Column: Two years on – how civil partnership helped change Irish attitudes
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Two years on – how civil partnership helped change Irish attitudes

Jan 10th 2013, 7:30 PM 364 Views 92 Comments

I’m proud I was involved in bringing about civil partnership, because it’s made a real difference to people’s lives – including my own, writes Roderic O’Gorman.

# equal-rights - Wednesday 28 November, 2012

Column: Getting a few extra skirts in the boardroom is not liberation
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Getting a few extra skirts in the boardroom is not liberation

Nov 28th 2012, 9:00 PM 31 Views 22 Comments

Men should support feminism, says David Cronin – and it should be about more than just high-status women.

# equal-rights - Friday 18 May, 2012

Girl power: Irish feminist conference sold out
# Feminism
# Feminism

Girl power: Irish feminist conference sold out

May 18th 2012, 6:40 PM 4,712 Views 168 Comments

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

# equal-rights - Thursday 1 December, 2011

Irish govt criticises Russia's 'gay propaganda' law
# LGBT
# LGBT

Irish govt criticises Russia's 'gay propaganda' law

Dec 1st 2011, 5:22 PM 4,016 Views 33 Comments

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said that legislation discrimination against the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people “are not acceptable”.

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