Referendum on gender equality to take place in November
It will take place in November. The Government has announced that there will be a referendum on gender equality held later this year. Proposals for constitutional amendments are to be published by the end of June and a referendum is set to take place in November. This follows the recommendations made by the Citizen’s Assembly […]
3 years ago
WorkEqual launches campaign to improve workplace gender equality
Dress for Success Dublin rebrands as WorkEqual with focus on supporting women to find employment. Dress for Success Dublin today rebranded as WorkEqual to support women looking for work and those looking to progress in their careers. Commenting today, WorkEqual CEO Angela Smith, said: “Dress for Success has made a huge difference to thousands of […]
5 years ago
School uniforms for girls cost an average of 12 percent more than uniforms for boys
‘Pink tax’ is the phrase that is being used to refer to the broad tendency for products marketed specifically toward women to be more expensive than those marketed for men. This includes toiletry products, clothing, cleaning products, sports equipment – and more. And the added cost of ‘pink tax’ starts early. According to new research, […]
5 years ago
Got insomnia? The “sleep gap” between men and women is all too real, and here’s why
We’re tired of these injustices… and also just tired There’s a big gap between men and women when it comes to a lot of things, isn’t there? Pay? Orgasms? Tampon tax? You name it, women generally wind up with the shorter straw. Turns out there’s another gap you can add to that list: the sleep […]
5 years ago
New schools in Ireland will be given the option of having gender neutral bathrooms
It was one of the measures included in the LGBTI+ Youth Strategy that was published back in 2018. And now, under new design guidance released by the Department of Education, gender-neutral toilets will from now no be an option for schools. In the past few years, a number of secondary schools around the country sought […]
5 years ago
Study finds that stay-at-home dads do much less than stay-at-home mums
Who does what in the home is, as many long-term partners or married couples can attest to, one of the most common reasons we fight with our other halves. The fact of the matter is that when it comes to both housework and childcare, statistics show that it is us women who bare the absolute […]
6 years ago