The meaning of motherhood in a world that devalues, judges and polices it
Beyond the cheery ‘momfluencer’ aesthetic, motherhood can be hard, lonely and financially challenging. But can society change for the better?
Stories related to International Women's Day
Beyond the cheery ‘momfluencer’ aesthetic, motherhood can be hard, lonely and financially challenging. But can society change for the better?
Slow start to voting in Stoneybatter in Dublin as local residents have their say in ‘family’ and ‘care’ referendums
A special movie quiz in honour of International Women’s Day 2024
The Mosuo people of southwest China are among the few surviving matrilineal societies, where spouses often live apart
From a former hunger striker immersed in the supernatural, to a writer more censored than John McGahern, Sinéad Gleeson selects six women writers who shouldn’t be forgotten any longer
It is estimated that just 2-3 per cent of founders in the Irish whiskey sector are female
Don’t wait for someone else to do it – grab your power tools and whip your home into shape
With the industry ‘becoming more of an even split’, female wine experts in Ireland talk about their rewarding careers
A project designed by the RCSI aims to improve survival rates for women in Malawi diagnosed with breast cancer
Those at the top in the commercial and residential real-estate sectors on their careers and how things could still improve
A special quiz in honour of International Women’s Day 2024
It’s hypocritical to talk of women’s achievements when State fails to provide most basic health facilities, says Independent Deputy Verona Murphy
Three women who have taken exceptional paths explain what drives them, and what challenges them, as they go about their work in law
Jen Hogan: I’m determined to find an activity that will help me get fit and stronger. One that doesn’t revolve around the Queen Vic
Cathy Sweeney discovered we have come to accept money as universal sign and signifier of value, which means there is less and less choice to live a life not driven by it
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, we asked students from St Louis High School in Rathmines, Co Dublin, to discuss the women who inspire them
Ahead of International Women’s Day, 10 women tell us about the female leaders who paved their way
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
One of Ireland’s relatively few women undertakers reflects on how Ireland’s culture of death has changed over the decades
The usual research has been trotted out to back up marriage as the superior family structure, blurring the lines between causation and correlation
John Wilson: Heidi Schröck, Beatrice Contini Bonacossi, Lynne Coyle and Barbara Boyle are at the top of their game
Frances Fitzgerald recently had to go to gardaí over threat to sons while sexism still a day-to-day reality
We are offered assurances that nothing much will change - and passionate claims that the amendments are important
There is a hierarchy of legal protection with marriage at the top
In the News podcast: Ireland goes to the polls on March 8th in vote to change Constitution
Low turnout, misinformation and a shaky campaign are the main threats, political experts say
Referendums on March 8th propose to remove constitutional reference to role of women in the home and expand definition of family
Constitutional law expert Dr Laura Cahilane said proposed amendment had ‘completely fudged’ opportunity
International Women’s Day may be chosen as the polling day for proposal to delete references in the Constitution to ‘women’s duties in the home’
We have come a long way but there is still much to do to facilitate greater participation
Higgins’s comments come in wake of debate regarding transgender education in schools
Female TDs give out about injustice while the men give shout-outs to their mammies
Hundreds of people marched through Dublin City Centre on Wednesday evening to mark International Women’s Day
Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns says issues raised on International Women’s Day will likely remain this time next year
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Increasing women’s employment could add almost €50 billion to Irish economy, says PwC
We’re objectifying Irish women but in an illuminating, celebratory way to mark International Women’s Day 2023
Women must be given 'realistic opportunities’ to take up senior roles, says Marian Ryan, director at Taxback.com
It's not right that people who work in essential, female-dominated industries are deemed to be worth less than unskilled construction labourers
The day brings a welcome focus on strong and inspiring women - but it is what happens the other 364 days of the year that is important
On International Women’s Day we shine a light on cultural trailblazers and the contemporary creatives they helped to inspire
The composer’s new work for Finding a Voice, the festival of music by women, is inspired by more than a century of activism
For International Women’s Day, these trailblazing women who have witnessed - or caused - societal changes share their experience and advice to younger generations
Women ‘being held back’ by prohibitive cost of taking discrimination, harassment cases
‘I long for the day when we don’t have to celebrate how fabulous we are,’ says former rugby international
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices