gender

Dear Mensturators, After many weeks of periods making headlines there has been a slight lull in the menstrual news cycle, so it seemed like as good a time as any to get back to basics and reflect on language. For the longest time…

The National Women’s Council of Ireland recently called for the introduction of gender quotas in Irish local elections due to the fact that only 21% of the country’s 949 local councillors are female. In this argument, they pointed out that…

One word I’m not hearing or seeing an awful lot of in the lead-up to the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment is “power”, yet it’s precisely what is at stake for Ireland’s women. I’m a big believer in the value that literature can add to…

On this week’s Sparking Change, Dil talks to Rachel Moore, a speech and language therapist at Insight Matters, and founder of Express Your Gender (xYg). Rachel is passionate about gender diversity and expression and works with many people…

A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…

It was August 2002, and 17 year old Leona was curled on a trolley in A&E, rocking back and forth with pain, no energy left to cry anymore.  She had been admitted the night before with debilitating pain in her lower abdomen.  This was…

91 Dubland begins with a public service announcement. This is the last original episode of the year, but there will be a couple of 'Best Ofs'. Then the serious talk begins, with Bewley's of course - and sausages. Starbucks suffers from…

The LGFA All Ireland Final took place in Croke Park on Sunday 24th September - a day that we now know to be a history-making, record-breaking, landmark one for women's sport in Ireland. It was the first time that Dublin and Mayo had met…

On this episode of Fair Game we are tackling a topic that affects every sportswoman, regardless of the level they compete at: nutrition. The food-focused side of training can often be a struggle due to time constraints, and there’s an awful…

A grand total of four women in Irish history have won Olympic medals, and in honour of International Women's Day we've managed to track down the most recent one to join that very elite club. Annalise Murphy is a paramount ambassador for…