Tennis legend Billie Jean King has waded in to the worldwide debate, after Serena Williams alleged she was the victim of sexism during her US Open final...
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Government plans to hold a referendum in October to remove a constitutional reference on the women’s place in the home have been scuppered by an Oireachtas committee,...
Mothers who face high childcare costs work fewer hours, according to new research published by the ESRI and Pobal. Key findings from the report were that: Parents spent...
Women over the age of 35 in Ireland have lower participation rates in the workforce than their EU counterparts. That’s according to the National Recruitment Federation (NRF),...
Diversity and inclusion is the theme of this year’s Chambers Ireland’s CSR Awards, and the projects that made the shortlist are far more than a distant nod...
A prestigious Japanese medical school has confessed to systematically rigging its entrance exams against women, in a scandal that has highlighted the nation’s deep problem with gender...
Lunar – a charity that tackles the impact of menstruation on access to education in developing nations – has been declared the winning project at the STEAM+ICE...
The Irish government today announced the launch of the Better Balance for Better Business initiative to promote the role of women in senior leadership. Led by Brid...
Almost half of Dublin-based workers would leave the capital for shorter commuting times, according to a survey released this week by Jobs.ie. The survey shows that almost a...
Fathers should be helped and encouraged to work flexibly to reduce the impact that having children has on women’s careers, says think tank. The Social Market Foundation...
“Gender pay gap reporting will transform the workplace for women in Ireland and change how companies recruit, retain and evaluate staff.” That’s according to Emer Bucukoglu, who...
Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan will today seek Cabinet backing to draft legislation forcing employers to publish gender pay gap data. But Senator Ivana Bacik, who...
Dame Helena Morrissey, Head of Personal Investing at Legal & General and its fund management arm, have launched the first UK fund to invest in companies entirely...
FoundHER, a ‘festival for working women’, is back, bigger and better than ever for 2018. The five day festival run by networking organisation, AllBright, will feature a diverse...
Tickets are still available for Heather Massie’s award winning show Hedy! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr. Brought to Dublin by WITS Women in Technology and Science and...
This photo of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and other world leaders surrounding Trump at the G7 Summit has become an instant classic worldwide. The original photo, published...
It may not feel like it, but Dublin and London have both ranked in the top 10 of best cities for millennials to earn more and work...
And the gig economy is their next port of call. Of the 43% of millennials who envision leaving their jobs within the next two years, 62% regard...
There are no women at all in Forbes’ latest estimate of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes. Last year, tennis star Serena Williams was the only woman to...
Women aren’t a good fit in boardrooms, most of them don’t want the hassle of a big job and they don’t understand the complex issues discussed in...