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# gender-roles - Saturday 22 February, 2020
Opinion: Addressing the gender pay gap may cost Irish companies, but the costs of failing to do so are greater
Much is yet to be done to tackle inequality, writes Dr Michelle Cullen.
# gender-roles - Monday 25 November, 2019
One-quarter of under-25s believe men should be head of the household
The Gender Matters in Ireland 2019 report said there has been a continuation of so-called lad culture.
# gender-roles - Saturday 9 September, 2017
'The right to do any job they like': New book sets out a declaration for the rights of boys and girls
Irish publisher Siobhan Parkinson of Little Island tells us why they decided to publish the book.
# gender-roles - Saturday 8 October, 2016
Japanese politicians are pretending to be pregnant to encourage men to clean the house
Japanese men are not very helpful husbands when it comes to housework: they do just one hour of unpaid work daily compared to five hours for their wives.
# gender-roles - Sunday 3 August, 2014
Video: Making gender equality work for men
Is achieving gender equality a battle to be fought by women, for women? No. (The hint is in the word ‘equality’.)
# gender-roles - Saturday 11 January, 2014
Column: The life and times of the great Irish suffragette
Throughout her career, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington strove simultaneously for national freedom and women’s rights, writes Leah Butler.
# gender-roles - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Nestlé launches premium bottled water - for the gals
Hey girl. We’ve heard hydration is an essential function of human existence. So we made it girlier for you.
# gender-roles - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Where you stand in a lift reveals lots about gender roles
A PhD study found that women stand nearest the doors…
# gender-roles - Wednesday 13 June, 2012
Column: Why shouldn’t women choose motherhood over a job?
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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Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
THERE HAS BEEN a mixed reaction to the government’s decision to extend paid parental leave by three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to both mothers and fathers but there has also been calls this morning for single parent families to benefit.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has said that children in single parent families should also be considered and benefit from the same amount of leave.
Two-parent families can now avail of a combined 10 weeks leave and Gannon says that the children of single-parents should also benefit from the same amount of time with a parent.
Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
Poll Results:
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Don't know (192)
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