Lost in the Sy-Stem
Jessica Viola investigates the gender gap relating to girls studying science and maths at Leaving Cert level
Category: International Women’s Day
It’s about bloody time
To mark International Women’s Day, Dolapo Agunbiade discusses the period poverty progress being made in the first world
Irish women weightlifters snatch the spotlight
From boardroom to barbells: sexism in weightlifting is nothing unique. As part of our women in sports series for International Women’s Day, Izzy Rowley investigates equality in weightlifting
‘Inspire the next generation’: Shining a spotlight on ladies Gaelic games
As part of our women in sport series for International Women’s Day, Niamh Alexander examines the issues facing women in Gaelic games and the measures needed to bridge the gender-gap
Alfonso Films is the all-female production company that’s smashing the glass ceiling
Irish women are making waves in the domestic and international film industry, and the success of women on both sides of the camera is no small feat. Liam Daly talks to Alfonso films about the growing numbers of Irish female filmmakers
Gen-Z skateboarders are kickflipping the sport’s hypermasculinity to the curb
Despite having a cultural identity defined by its opposition to the norms of polite, middle class society – skateboarding is still overwhelmingly dominated by cishet young men. Jake Hurley explores how women and non-binary skaters are carving out their own space in the scene