# Women's Rights
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Voices
International Women's Day 2018: Here's what Irish women need
Orla O’Connor
8 Mar 2018
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me too
President Higgins: 'We are a very long way from adequately addressing issues of hierarchy'
7 Mar 2018
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Voices
Opinion: 'It's easy to attack RTÉ but the pay gap is an issue where you work too'
Lorraine Courtney
26 Jul 2017
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Eighth Amendment
Ireland's abortion laws subjected woman to 'cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment'
13 Jun 2017
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Rodrigo Duterte
Philippines' president Duterte under fire after 'sickening' rape joke
27 May 2017
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that's the enda it
Kenny says he raised human rights with Saudis but that 'obviously includes women's rights'
5 May 2017
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secret vote
Government: 'We raised concerns on status of women with Saudi Arabia'
4 May 2017
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First Lady
Melania Trump makes rare public speech calling for women's empowerment
30 Mar 2017
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Voices
Opinion: 'We don't need female traffic lights. We do need decent maternity pay'
Lorraine Courtney
28 Mar 2017
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Voices
''Free' legal aid isn't free; people are staying in domestic violence situations because they can't afford it'
Eilis Barry
10 Mar 2017
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Women's Rights
UN committee warns scope of mother and baby homes inquiry is too narrow
6 Mar 2017
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Eighth Amendment
'Repeal' bus to distribute abortion pills in cities and colleges around Ireland
1 Feb 2017
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Women's Aid
Taoiseach says men who beat women are not 'macho' and should be ashamed
15 Jun 2016
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Voices
'Families hire 'cutters' to remove any sensation for the girl and it's called a rite of passage'
Rodney Rice
24 Mar 2016
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Voices
Ireland continues to fail girls and young women – and the world is watching
Alison Spillane and Grace Wilentz
15 Jan 2016
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Voices
More bizarre situations will emerge unless we say women are not vessels
Sam Elliot
29 Dec 2015
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Afghanistan
Concerned about immorality, some men are going out of their way to stop female drivers
14 Nov 2015
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The Right Hook
'Outrageous accusation': George Hook says he isn't controversial just to wind people up
5 Aug 2015
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Disturbing
WATCH: Police officer arrests naked woman after 'illegally' entering her house
16 Jul 2015
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Human Rights
UN asks Ireland why government has not organised a referendum on abortion
9 Jun 2015
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Women's Rights
Three Indian police officers arrested for raping a model inside a police station
24 Apr 2015
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Ireland's Guilty Secret?
'People think I'm the devil for having an abortion, but it's the only option that's right for me'
3 Feb 2015
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you're not getting in
This TD wants a 'sick and abusive' pick-up artist banned from Ireland
25 Nov 2014
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istan-bull
'Digging soil is against their delicate nature': Turkish president says women are not equal to men
24 Nov 2014
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Voices
Opinion: 'In the 1950s, I fought the marriage ban and continued teaching with no pay'
Maureen Cronin
9 Sep 2014
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Voices
Opinion: 'At the heart of Irish law is an inescapable fact... we are second class citizens'
Amanda Mellet
29 Jul 2014
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Voices
Column: 'It was done one day without warning' – a terrifying story of genital mutilation
David Dalton
6 Feb 2014
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Voices
Column: Women in Colombia are fighting back against the use of rape as a weapon of war
Karol Balfe
3 Dec 2013
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