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Mary Robinson to Vicky Phelan: 'There are no bitches, only sophisticated bad girls'

#IWD 2021

International Women's Day

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Darina Allen: The best Victoria Sponge you'll ever taste

— plus some handy tricks for making the perfect Brown Irish Soda Bread

Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice

Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice

Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan: Can the city be made safer for women in the shorter term?

Fergus Finlay: We must take opportunity to consider the merit and meaning of Paddy's Day

Joyce Fegan: Misogyny is a rot at the core of society

Get the look: Advice and inspiration from Irish beauty entrepreneurs

Get the look: Advice and inspiration from Irish beauty entrepreneurs

Rachel Marie Walsh spotlights Irish beauty entrepreneurs making an impact

Sat, 13 Mar, 2021

Vicky Phelan receiving half-dose of cancer treatment drug to avoid 'big side effect'

Vicky Phelan receiving half-dose of cancer treatment drug to avoid 'big side effect'

The cervical cancer campaigner also encouraged women to enter politics and said she would consider a political career if her cancer treatment goes well

Wed, 10 Mar, 2021

Watch & listen: The women who inspired us at our International Women’s Day event

Watch & listen: The women who inspired us at our International Women’s Day event

Powerful moments from Vicky Phelan, Derval O’Rourke, Clodagh Finn, Aoife Moore and Alison O’Connor

Wed, 10 Mar, 2021

Cuomo Sexual Harassment

Suzanne Harrington: What about International Hound A Woman Week?

Powerful, wealthy men (white) and their Tarzan and Jane style: Me stupid, you pretty

Wed, 10 Mar, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting

Garda probe after bomb threat made to McEntee's home

An investigation into the incident has begun, but no arrests have yet been made

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Professor Éamon de Valera Jnr: A hypocrite and baby thief at the heart of the Irish establishment

Professor Éamon de Valera Jnr: A hypocrite and baby thief at the heart of the Irish establishment

The highly-privileged medic, a son of Ireland's president, stole babies from vulnerable mothers only to hand them over to his fee-paying patients, complete with false birth certificates

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Mary Robinson to Vicky Phelan: 'There are no bitches, only sophisticated bad girls'

Mary Robinson to Vicky Phelan: 'There are no bitches, only sophisticated bad girls'

Vicky Phelan spoke about the challenges she has faced while panelists Derval O'Rourke, Alison O'Connor, Aoife Moore and Clodagh Finn joined in the 'Choose To Challenge' conversation

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Green Party councillor resigns over lack of maternity supports on International Women’s Day

Green Party councillor resigns over lack of maternity supports on International Women’s Day

It is “embarrassing” for the country that there is a scramble to find a solution to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee taking maternity leave in May, Cllr O'Byrne said

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

'The people here are my family': Women who rebuilt their lives in Ireland

'The people here are my family': Women who rebuilt their lives in Ireland

To mark International Women’s Day, Martha Brennan speaks to three women who have rebuilt their lives in Ireland having fled their native country

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Busy mother working from home with kids and dog

Alison O'Connor: Covid has reduced women to a 1950s gender stereotype

Alison O'Connor asks why women have been the ones to pick up most, if not all, of the slack when it comes to childcare, home schooling and keeping the household running during Covid

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Balancing a new business and a new baby

Secret Parenting: Why Irish women in business hide their families

‘I was asked after having my son, was I planning on having another'

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

What International Women’s Day means to us: seven women speak

What International Women’s Day means to us: seven women speak

In Ireland, there are many different experiences of being a woman. Jennifer Stevens asked seven women to tell their stories

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Choosing to challenge for International Women's Day

Choosing to challenge for International Women's Day

To celebrate today's The Irish Examiner's virtual International Women's Day 2021 event, Esther N McCarthy finds out what the theme of #choosetochallenge means to these Irish Examiner writers - and to our very special guest speaker, Vicky Phelan

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

X-Ray Spex Perform At The Roxy

Tom Dunne: Poly Styrene and the women who rocked the system in the punk era

From the X-Ray Spex singer to Siouxsie and Patti Smith, the late 1970s saw a host of female musicians bring a welcome new energy to the music world

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Women in Irish food: 'I watched behaviour in that kitchen and said it will never happen in mine'

Women in Irish food: 'I watched behaviour in that kitchen and said it will never happen in mine'

Seven women in the food industry talk to Joe McNamee about finding success in a world dominated by men

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Louise O'Neill: 'What is International Women’s Day? And what does it mean to be an Irish woman today?'

Louise O'Neill: 'What is International Women’s Day? And what does it mean to be an Irish woman today?'

We invited Louise O'Neill to be guest editor of our Weekend magazine ahead of International Women's Day. Here, she writes about her vision for the edition

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Covid-19 pandemic a ‘gift’ to violent abusers

Covid-19 pandemic a ‘gift’ to violent abusers

Levels of ‘desperation, isolation and hopelessness’ grew among domestic violence sufferers throughout the last 12months. Nicole Glennon looks at the measures taken to help those in need

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Loving biracial mom hug cute little baby child

Childcare situation has brought women to ‘breaking point’

The only way forward is the establishment of a public model of childcare funded by the State

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Gender equality improving but caring role of women still an issue

Gender equality improving but caring role of women still an issue

Many women juggle childcare, homeschooling, or caring for others, as well as work

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

#IWD2021: 100 Irish women, 100 reasons to have hope for our future

#IWD2021: 100 Irish women, 100 reasons to have hope for our future

In this list, selected by our panel of Irish Examiner writers and columnists, you will find women in Ireland who are choosing to challenge perceptions to change the world.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

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Women earn 86 cent for every €1 men earn

Women are more likely than men to earn less, work in part-time or casual jobs, and be more impacted by caring responsibilities

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

International Women's Day.

Maresa Fagan: Societal and cultural change needed to redress inequalities facing women

Despite some progress, there is a palpable and growing frustration that the female voice was missing or not heard over the past 12 months, writes Maresa Fagan

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Businesspeople communicating using application webcam laptop view over businesswoman shoulder

Surveys show the impact Covid is having on women in business

Four out of five say women have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 environment

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

International Women's Day.

Appliance of Science: Women in the fight against Covid-19

Across the globe, women are helping to combat Covid-19 on every level, from vaccine development to treatment and care

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

From the internet to historical stories: Meet the new female voices in Irish literature

From the internet to historical stories: Meet the new female voices in Irish literature

Claire Hennessy on 15 debuts to watch out for in 2021

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

Meet the women who made challenging the status quo their mission in work and life

Meet the women who made challenging the status quo their mission in work and life

Join us for the Irish Examiner International Women's Day virtual event

Sun, 07 Mar, 2021

Book excerpt: The effect of everyday racism on a young black woman in Ireland

Book excerpt: The effect of everyday racism on a young black woman in Ireland

Excerpt from ‘Under the Awning’ from This Hostel Life, by Melatu Uche Okorie (Skein Press, 2018).

Sun, 07 Mar, 2021

Time's Up - 2018 Tribeca Film Festival

Joyce Fegan: On Women’s Day let’s prioritise actions over token events

Next Tuesday, March 9, when it's no longer International Women's Day, can we all not go back to business as usual?This Monday, International Women's Day, expect radio stations and newspapers, Twitter feeds and Instagram grids to be chock-a-block ...

Sun, 07 Mar, 2021

This Much I Know: Khanyo Dlamini - a poet and writer, living in direct provision in Clonakilty, Co Cork

This Much I Know: Khanyo Dlamini - a poet and writer, living in direct provision in Clonakilty, Co Cork

Khanyo Dlamini chats to Martha Brennan about the struggles she faced before moving from her native South Africa to the Clonakilty Lodge direct provision centre

Sat, 06 Mar, 2021

Wet Day in COVID Dublin

Housing charity helped more than 2,000 women last year

Housing services saw the greatest demand with 741 women receiving support from the charity last year.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2021

Trend of the Week: Nine ways to wear homegrown Irish designs

Trend of the Week: Nine ways to wear homegrown Irish designs

Today’s Irish female designers share a unique understanding of the female narrative.

Fri, 05 Mar, 2021

'I wanted to get it all over in the one go': Cork Cllr Fiona Ryan on her double mastectomy

'I wanted to get it all over in the one go': Cork Cllr Fiona Ryan on her double mastectomy

When Cork councillor Fiona Ryan discovered she was carrying the BRCA1 gene, putting her at a high risk of developing breast cancer, she decided to undergo a pre-emptive double mastectomy. Helen O'Callaghan reports

Fri, 05 Mar, 2021

How the 'new normal' way of working has developed in a year

How the 'new normal' way of working has developed in a year

The National Recruitment Federation says the main challenge has been transitioning company culture from the real world to the virtual one

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

International Women's Day.

Learning Points: Men must be allies on International Women's Day

"It’s easy when you grow up with male siblings to think equality is there for all. It’s easy to think, ‘women have never had it so good, so what are they complaining about?’ But..."

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Top women in Ireland's food industry creatively keeping their businesses going

Top women in Ireland's food industry creatively keeping their businesses going

Sisters with an appetite for fresh ingredients: We profile leading women in the food industry who have adapted to the pandemic

Thu, 25 Feb, 2021