Women have reacted furiously to one of the very first executive orders from President Joe Biden which they say is part of a trend to “erase women” by insisting that there is no biological reality to being a woman and that gender is simply fluid. The hashtag #BidenErasedWomen has been trending since the inauguration. One of Biden’s […]
Women have achieved equal numbers in the workforce over the past 50 years but research shows that, collectively, they are far from contented. What is missing from our work culture? The answer, suggests Peruvian academic María Pia Chirinos in a paper delivered at a recent conference of the London-based Home Renaissance Foundation, is relationships based on […]
The acclaimed author JK Rowling has defended her views on sex and gender identity after a manufactured backlash was hyped by media reporting and a social media attack campaign. Writing on her blog, Rowling says that for expressing her views “activists who clearly believe themselves to be good, kind and progressive people swarmed back into […]
Famed author JK Rowling has been attacked – and defended – for saying that ‘people who menstruate’ are women. Responding to an article headlined “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate” MS Rowling said: “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. […]
It is reported that a woman has been jailed for two years for coughing (‘Woman jailed after coughing at officers’, Sunday Telegraph, May 10, 2020). This punishment may seem a trifle harsh, especially when meted out to a woman; however, last April, 34-year-old Stacey Blackham ‘coughed and spat at police officers after threatening to infect […]
There are two phrases on the flag of the City of Detroit that I believe embody my life and the lives of all women around the world. These phrases are in Latin and when I learned of the translation, these two phrases shook me, down to my core. The first is, “There is always hope.” […]
The most noticeable thing about International Women’s Week 2020 seems to be how many women are being censored for daring to have strong opinions. I thought encouraging women to be bold and fearless in thinking for themselves was rather the point of the whole shindig. It would appear that’s not the case. There’s a deafening silence from the […]
Megan Youngren will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the US Olympic marathon trials on February 29th, after qualifying for the trials at the California International Marathon in December.
One of the great things about being a modern, liberated woman is that your autonomy and your right to decide for yourself is respected. We’re all strong, feisty, opinionated and independent women now, smashing the patriarchy and taking no prisoners. The future is female, we’re told. Gone are the days when women were hidebound by convention and told […]
Two first time women candidates who topped the poll in the recent local elections
Emer Tóibín elected as a first time councillor for Aontú in Navan and Máirín McGrath elected as a first time councillor in Cahir, Co. Tipperary.