Twitter staff have an ‘acute consciousness’ of its role on gender-based harassment
Social media can be force ‘for bad as well as for good’, says managing director
‘It’s important to have women in the room where the decisions are being made’
Women councillors on gender imbalance in local politics and why this has to change
Killing of Ashling Murphy triggers debate on women’s safety
Many women ‘carrying internalised fears no matter where they are’, says Women’s Aid
Abortion rights advocates vow to fight on after US supreme court hearing
Leaders say they will look to statehouses and lower courts if Roe v Wade is overturned
World Rugby agree law variations for community game
Measures include flexibility in number of players, game duration, pitch size and ball size
Polish 'Savita' case sparks protests against restrictive abortion laws
Lawyer for the family of ‘Izabela’ likens death of 30-year-old to Savita Halappanavar case
Defence Forces rocked by allegations of sexual assault
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NGO coaltion says abusive parents routinely granted unsupervised access to children
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World Rugby has banned trans women from playing in the women’s game for safety reasons
Basketball: Experienced Templeogue eye more National Cup glory
DBS Éanna hoping to crown successful season with silverware
Women’s sheds to receive State funding for first time
Michael Ring says movement ‘is a good thing for community life in Ireland’
Belfast Star fall to Templeogue after thrill-a-minute battle
Basketball: Northerners stage late comeback, but Dubliners get crucial scores at the death
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Women from Northern Ireland will be allowed access abortion in Republic - Harris
Minister for Health urges NI politicians to address abortion ban there
We all have responsibility to create a culture of consent
Let’s make sex and intimacy something to be celebrated and not something to be feared
Una Mullally: Gender balance is lacking throughout media
Women in media have struggled for entire careers but real change is elusive
Domestic Violence Bill will not be specific on abuse of partner
DPP understood to have advised domestic abuse and ordinary assault hard to define
Citizens’ Assembly to be balloted on abortion recommendations
Members will vote on the advice they will give to Government on Eighth Amendment
Success of Irish women in politics celebrated at Washington event
Huge cultural shift has occurred in Ireland despite ‘plateaued’ progress, event told
Defence Forces target ‘sporty females’ for recruitment
Campaign to recruit 1,450 soldiers and sailors with emphasis on women
Mary McAleese criticises Pope Francis’s document
Ex-Irish president says ‘Amoris Laetitia’ ‘lacks imagination’
Why the reluctance to prosecute self-declared procurers of abortion?
17 El Salvador women serving 30 years or more for allegedly ending pregnancies by using abortion pill
Cork Chamber keen to encourage more schoolgirls to study science subjects
Research finds that 44% of secondary school students believe that Stem subjects are more suited to boys than to girls
Indian sterilisation deaths attributed to tainted medicine
Doctor in custody denies reports of dirty equipment and blames adulterated drugs
Going without make-up is easy? That’s a bare-faced lie
The Yes Woman: It’s all very well to talk about being comfortable in your own skin, but actually dropping the powder and paint is a different matter
Dozens killed in Baghdad as Islamic State ramps up campaign
As many as 150 dead in Iraqi capital this week in car bombings and mortar attacks
Dublin South West is SF’s to lose despite left-wing competition
Constituency set to become the most left wing constituency in the country
Women better at learning from driving mistakes
Automated system monitored driving and provided online feedback
Maternity benefit cut ‘anti-woman’ and ‘anti-family’
Women’s Council says cuts to benefits for older people to disproportionately affect women
Facebook defends position on hate speech
Company says ‘no place’ for directly harmful content but ‘distasteful’ pages okay
Delegates affirm Fianna Fáil status as ‘pro-life’ party
Just one delegate speaks against motions and only a handful of delegates votes against them
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Muslim Brotherhood opposes UN declaration on violence against women
Egyptian rulers reject idea of equality as undermining family values
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