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Sunday 20 September 2020
Pavee Point’s Caoimhe McCabe outlines the level of workplace discrimination against Travellers and how to combat the problem.
The United States women’s team is suing the USSF over gender discrimination.
“We didn’t set out to make history – we just fell in love,” Sharni Edwards said.
To make a real difference, and fast, campaigners want to nail down practical resolutions.
The Gender Matters in Ireland 2019 report said there has been a continuation of so-called lad culture.
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 protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.
A unique human rights arts festival run by Smashing Times takes place in Dublin this month.
Today is the first time the taoiseach attended the Belfast pride parade which is highlighting the theme of marriage equality.
The Burnley boss says nobody in his dressing room would have an issue with the sexuality of a team-mate.
Lawyers for the players filed a lawsuit in March demanding equal pay and conditions to their male counterparts.
The assembly will begin its work in October this year.
The tournament should be celebrated and enjoyed but also represents a platform where important issues should not be ignored.
The bill became law today on the fourth anniversary of the marriage referendum.
Debate is ongoing over what, if any, provisions will be made for same-sex couples to adopt.
Louise Galvin feels the seven-player code is on the cusp of something big.
‘One day I realised I didn’t want to hide my arm anymore. I didn’t want to be ashamed of my body. I wanted to embrace it,’ writes Paralympian Ellen Keane.
“It felt like being sat in a room with my abusive ex.”
The Eastern European man said he was treated like a “dogsbody” at the company he worked for.
‘I’m really not a fan of hiring someone because they have or have not got a disability and I, for one, would not like to be hired for a job on that basis,’ writes filmmaker Paddy Slattery.
A new report said some leaders are using “bully tactics” to “demonise and persecute” vulnerable people.
I was really impressed with the dignity of how Hegerberg handled the sexist question at the Ballon d’Or awards. She is an outstanding role model for young women around the world, writes Louise Quinn.
Just under three in 10 Chief Executive (28%) and Director of Services (26%) roles in local authorities nationally are held by women.
Saoirse Noonan writes about equality in sport and the road to Croker in her final column for The42.
Lee McLoughlin said he was refused a hair cut after a barber mistakenly believed he was a woman.
Arsenal and Ireland defender Louise Quinn on female pundits and making her RTÉ Soccer debut.
The regulations will apply to the public as well as the private sector subject to the employment thresholds.
A motion before the Dáil this evening will acknowledge the harm caused by historical criminal laws.
Together for Yes said the legislation must be enacted as quickly as possible.
Equality can improve men’s lives too, writes Victor Duggan.
Your results may surprise you.
Western Bulldogs captain Katie Brennan will miss the AFL Women’s Grand Final after being suspended over a sling tackle.
Over 1,000 adults were polled about Mary McAleese’s comments.
The former president has called on Pope Francis to address gender inequality in the Catholic Church.
The former president said women aren’t ‘mysteries’ or ‘strawberries on the cake’, despite what popes have called them.
The former president also called the Catholic Church an “empire of misogyny”.
What does feminism mean to you?
The government has submitted some reservations on people with disabilities joining the Gardaí or Defence Forces.
A further condition of the settlement was that the staff involved attend a course of equality training.
Achieving gender equity has to be underpinned by a greater openness to real flexibility across grades and departments, writes Selina McCoy.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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