Lifestyle
New study finds 80 per cent of young girls feel under pressure to send sexual images
The pressure young girls are experiencing in sending sexual photographs online is contributing to a wider culture of sexual harassment. Read more…
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New research highlights how internalised stereotypes are affecting young school girls
The report showed that 59% of parents say they encourage their sons to build with LEGO
bricks compared to 48% of parents who encourage their daughters. Read more…
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Female-only professor posts tackle gender imbalance in academia
Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has approved funding for 15 new female professor positions, to help reduce the gender gap that exists for senior academic roles.
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University of Limerick recognised for leading the way on gender equality
Currently, 33 per cent of their professors are female, this has risen by two per cent since November 2017. UL received the Athena Swan Bronze award in 2015 for their work in advancing gender equality, an award that DCU won in 2017. Read more…
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Gender equality conference to be held in Ireland next year
Ireland will host the 10th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education next year in Trinity College.
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Ireland ranks above EU average in gender equality
Ireland ranks above the EU average in gender equality according to a report published earlier this month. The Gender Equality Index revealed that Ireland scored 69.5 out of a potential 100 while the EU average Read more…
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NUIG Discrimination Controversy Continues
Trade unions SIPTU and the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) have this week called on Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan, to intervene in a dispute regarding equality in the workplace at NUI Galway.