From getting out to vote and entertaining two children off school due to it being a make-shift polling station, Ciara Regan reflects on international women’s day 2024.
As educators (in whatever context you are in), how do you challenge misogyny, when facts are no longer sacred, and challenge popular opinion? Ciara reflects on International Women’s Day
Órla talks about what it was like meeting former circumcisers involved in female genital mutilation, the power of her platform working in a newsroom, her views on the term ‘fake news’ and shares tips for young people (particularly women) interested in exploring roles in journalism.
2 actors, one trial and a Billion hashtags. What happens when the media gets a hold of a woman on trial? This blog takes a look at the reaction to the Heard v Depp trial and what it reveals about women’s representation.
Órla Ryan reflects on her assignment in Kenya in April 2019 examining women’s rights issues, in particular female genital mutilation (FGM) and gender-based violence at the launch of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects exhibition.
Take the quiz and test your knowledge, based on the 10 Myths About Women’s Rights myth buster.
Colm Regan presents 10 resources to explore International Women’s Day, celebrated globally every year on March 8th. IWD was created in 1910 but only recognised
Two quotes and a graphic for International Women’s Day. President Michael D. Higgins (May 24th, 2016) Women and Girls – Catalysing Action to Achieve Gender
Wow! What a year it’s been so far, and judging by the daily news feeds across mainstream and social media – ‘it ‘ain’t over, not
As ever, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the MDG Goal to increase the population with access to safe drinking
Just imagine you’re sat relaxing in the sun during the summer. You have a swim in the beautiful waters of the French Riviera. Along come
Toni Pyke reflects on breastfeeding, Feminism and social media during World Breastfeeding Week 2016 (1 – 7 August). ……………………………………………….. In what continues to be popularly
International Women’s Day – a time to reflect on progress made, a call for change and a celebration of acts by ordinary women who have
Well hats of Pirelli for taking a lead! (although Playboy did stop nudity in its mag last year). In a daring move from its traditional nude…
The danger of a single story In an increasing environment where there appears to be insufficient time and intolerance in considering the ‘story’ of another,
On the eve of International Women’s Day, I boarded a plane at Entebbe airport bound for my first stop in Doha. As I approached row
The balls for this year’s FIFA World Cup were made by predominately female workers earning €122 a month in the Forward Sport factory in East Pakistan.
*This blog is crossposted from the Half The Sky Movement website. Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted in April. Malala Yousafzai was shot for speaking
I recently came across an intriguing article in the BBC on-line magazine entitled: ‘The Indian Sanitary Pad Revolutionary’. It tells the ‘real life’ story of
Earlier this month, you may have seen our top 10 good news stories from 2013 we published. What follows covers some aspects of the other
Recent debates on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and on the measurement of human development have highlighted a series of highly significant and life enhancing
“We are Transition Year students from Presentation College, Bray and what we would like to share with you is real and happening now. We and
Today is the 101st International Women’s Day! First emerging as a day of celebration from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the
Female Genital Mutilation is a hugely contentious issue worldwide. According to a report published by the WHO, UNESCO, UNIFEM and others, FGM is practiced in
The “Girl Effect” and women’s rights Whether you agree with it or not the “girl effect” has become something of a phenomenon and popular catchphrase
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