Gender Equality

Government-backed Balance for Better Business targets 40 per cent or more female representation on company boards

Ireland is now one of two EU states with only men leading its public companies

Workers in Republic much more likely to be educated to at least degree level

Top Level Appointments Committee concerned at lack of diversity in senior positions

Brianna Parkins: It’s any wonder women aren’t all screaming them into the void over the situation

Violation also found in relation to social housing as many local authority tenants reside in ‘poor housing conditions’

The results raise questions over the future of these exercises in deliberative democracy

Overwhelming No-No vote in the referendums does not mean social change has stalled

This month, the people of Ireland did something shocking. They voted overwhelmingly not to boost female equality

‘Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or other places of entertainment. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure’

Those with the chops to make it to senior management in banking may not want to sit around and wait their turn

Men who agitate about labels or being supplanted by hordes of vengeful women should look around them. Fewer than a quarter of our TDs are women

There is a hierarchy of legal protection with marriage at the top

It is clear that significant change has occurred at country level when we look at the broad sweep of the past two decades

FAI confirm they have exceeded gender balance on their board with appointment of two women directors

The sense of duty I felt towards my children outweighed my wish to pursue a demanding career. Let’s not pretend that it is not usually women who have to make these tough choices

Referendum countdown: Here is how many of the most prominent organisations recommend you vote - and why

Young people questioned on their views said the meaning of family was ‘constantly evolving’

Karen Kiernan argues the referendum is another step towards a more inclusive Ireland. For Donncha O’Connell it’s an empty formula and a gift to those hungry for a culture war

Referendums on March 8th propose to remove constitutional reference to role of women in the home and expand definition of family

One of the earliest countries to introduce quotas finally achieved gender balance in its current government cabinet

Higgins opens BT Young Scientist & Technology exhibition with call for regulation of AI and better gender balance in Stem

Article 41.2 frames our lives, our society, and our value. It gives the State the oppressive role of keeping women from careers. It copper-fastened draconian policies such as the marriage bar. Many women still feel its impact today in their pensions

The Irish Times said this was due to a number of senior executive appointments in 2023

Gap in bonus pay at social media company’s operations in the Republic remains weighted in favour of women

Government department ‘provides all employees with equal opportunities’, it says

Telecoms company focused on ‘targeted measures’ to increase representation of women at senior levels

Data shows gap is driven by a higher proportion of men working at senior levels in the regulator

Proposed wording for gender equality referendum is worse than useless: a gesture that indicates the lack of intention to give women the chance to be fully equal citizens

Constitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunity

While gender balance at board level improved, progress slows in leadership positions

Next month will see Irish companies with more than 250 employees publish their second annual gender pay gap reports

Almost two-thirds of people say the portrayal of families in ads is stereotypical, Folk Wunderman Thompson study finds

Katrin Jakobsdottir stays home as part of 'women’s day off' protest

The council said that while there are significant positive elements for women, it is a ‘short term budget that will not advance gender equality’

The celebration of straightforward and uncomplicated femininity is a reaction to the prevailing cultural norms of the 2010s

More than 30 years after her groundbreaking book on the subject, women still face significant shortfalls in pay compared to men

Car dealer Abbie Walsh takes WRC case against Sandyford Motor Centre after being dismissed but company insists senior management had ‘no knowledge’ she was pregnant

Fine Gael Minister of State Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says Senator Ronan Mullen is ‘conflating’ issues after he accused Government of ‘not being upfront’ in relation to gender

South East Technological University launches new gender expression and identity policy