international womens day

One of my favourite jokes in Blackadder occurs in the episode titled “Ink and Incapability” of Blackadder the Third in which Blackadder mentions to Baldrick that he wrote his novel under a female pseudonym because “everybody’s doing it…

Presidential daughters have always been scrutinised by the American press. Some have served as trusted advisors – we see Ivanka Trump in this role. Others have caused embarrassment – the Bush twins immediately come to mind. Cited for…

In the early hours of the morning on March 8th, International Women's Day, when women all over the world were marching for sexual and reproductive rights and an end to gender based violence, 52 Guatemalan girls, residents of a state…

This week, Ireland went on Strike4Repeal, the rest of the world celebrated International Women’s Day, and Rihanna looked well, as usual. It was also the two year anniversary of #YokeTuesday, when ecstasy and other drugs became temporarily…

Literary culture is at a point where feminist writing is recognised and celebrated. Feminist literary criticism and theory is now a college staple, and the work of feminist writers such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Caitlin Moran is…

International Women’s Day – when is there a better time than to take a few hours, get comfortable, and immerse yourself in the evocative cinematic worlds carved by sublimely talented female directors? Not only do these five films showcase…

‘The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights,’ – so says feminist campaigner and political activist, Gloria Steinem.…

This week, the 32nd Dáil met for the first time, the Healy Raes had a bit of a dance outside Leinster House, and nobody could decide on a Taoiseach. Other stuff also happened too, like Kim Kardashian posting a nude, producer George Martin…

Today is March 8th. It’s a Tuesday. It is also International Women’s Day (IWD) – a day recognised all around the world as a celebration of women’s political accomplishments, women in the arts, working women, women of various cultures,…

You cannot make a list of Women's Day Poetry, without including this poem. The earth would shake, much like it did beneath this phenomenal woman’s hips. Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman is one of the most renowned celebrations of womanhood…