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36% of men said they had secured funding, compared to 18% of women

Research reveals challenges facing female SME owners

42% of women who are small firm owners say they struggle to balance family and caregiving responsibilities with business, a new study has found.

Business • 24 Sep 24

Grant Thornton said the drop in women in senior positions is disappointing

Drop in women in senior management roles over last year

New research has found a drop in the number of women in senior management roles in the last year.

Business • 08 Mar 24

The study shows gender wealth disparities grew with seniority

Irish women retire with 80% of the wealth of men

A new report has laid bare the gender wealth differential at retirement, with women in Ireland expected to finish working with just 80% of the wealth of men.

Business • 01 Dec 22

The Citizens' Assembly recommended last year that Article 41.2 of the Constitution - the so-called "women's place in the home clause" - be deleted and replaced

Government to hold referendum on 'women in the home'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that the Government will hold a referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution which refers to women's "life within the home".

Ireland • 12 Oct 22

At leadership team level 26% of top executives in ISEQ20 companies are now women

Female representation on ISEQ20 boards hits 32%

Almost a third of board members of the 20 biggest publicly listed companies in Ireland are now women, up from 18% four years ago.

Business • 08 Mar 22

The CSO's latest Gender Balance in Business Survey shows that 30% of senior executives in large enterprises in Ireland were women, up from 28% in 2019

One in eight CEOs in Ireland are women - CSO survey

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that in 2021 one in eight chief executive officers in Ireland are women.

Business • 12 Jul 21

The NWCI says men need to take up caring roles to a much greater degree

Pandemic restrictions highlight issues faced by women

The Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland has said that the pandemic and restrictions imposed because of it have highlighted a number of issues for women.

Ireland • 08 Mar 21

A 2018 Plan International survey in Ireland found that 50% of girls aged 12 to 19 reported occasional experience of period poverty

More research required to examine period poverty - Govt

Extensive research is required to examine the prevalence of period poverty in Ireland, according to the Government.

Ireland • 08 Feb 21

The ad featured two women in a talk show format

Over 80% of tampon ad complaints were from women - ASAI

Over 80% of the complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland about an advertisement for a brand of tampons were from women, according to the ASAI.

Business • 02 Aug 20

Almost 10% of Irish women aged between 18 and 34 reported feeling lonely all of the time

Young Irish women lonelier than others in EU - survey

Young Irish women are lonelier than others in the EU, according to research by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.

Ireland • 27 May 20

States of Mind: The Women Issue

News • 26 May 20

Eurostat said that of the 6.7 million managers in 2019, 4.3 million were men and 2.5 million were women

Only a third of managers in Europe are women - Eurostat

Only one manager out of three in Europe is a woman, official data showed today, despite women making up half of the European workforce.

Business • 06 Mar 20

Aoife Gormally is working on the new Technological University Dublin campus

I'm the foreman: Meet the women bridging the gender gap

Just 4% of Dublin Bus drivers are female. As the company appeals for women to consider a career as a bus driver, we speak to three women who are bucking the trend in male-dominated industries.

Ireland • 21 Sep 19

Almost 5,400 women are waiting over a year to see a gynaecologist

Waiting list for gynaecology appointments up 40% - IHCA

There are currently 28,417 women waiting to see a gynaecologist and almost 5,400 of those are waiting more than a year for an appointment, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants' Association

Health • 19 Aug 19

Supports such as flexible working models, further education and training courses are needed Solas says

16,000 women could be attracted into workforce - Solas

Sixteen thousand women who are currently "on home duties" represent a major source of untapped potential in terms of addressing skills shortages, according to the state's further education and training authority SOLAS.

Business • 01 May 19

Information about the health of 267,440 women and 215,088 men was entered into the study

Early menopause increases cardiovascular risk - study

Women who go through early menopause are at higher risk of heart disease and stroke, research has shown.

Science • 16 Jan 18

CSO figures show that women are 'significantly' under-represented in decision-making structures in Ireland

More women than men have third level qualifications

Irish women are more likely to have a third-level qualification than men, with 55.1% of women aged 25-34 having a third-level qualification in 2016 compared to just 42.9% of men in this age group.

Business • 18 Oct 17

The Geneva-based WEF has tracked the disparities between the sexes since 2006 in four areas

Economic gender gap could take 170 years to close

The economic gender gap could take 170 years to close after progress towards parity between the sexes suffered "a dramatic slowdown", the World Economic Forum said.

Business • 26 Oct 16

Before this campaign only 95 of the 1,242 TDs elected to Dáil Éireann since 1918 have been women

100th woman elected to the Dáil

Fine Gael’s Maria Bailey has taken the honour of being the 100th woman ever elected to Dáil Éireann when she won her seat in Dún Laoghaire on the seventh count tonight.

Election 2016 • 28 Feb 16

No jacket - or coalition with FF - required for Enda Kenny

Videos: Deal breakers and history makers

Election 2016 • 16 Feb 16

Breast cancer death risk higher in deprived areas

Women in the most deprived parts of Ireland are 33% more likely to die from breast cancer, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

News • 19 Oct 15

Manal Al Sharaf, a Saudi Arabian activist living in Dubai, has also been campaigning to give women in the Gulf state driving rights

Two women in terrorism court for driving in Saudi

Two women's rights campaigners detained in Saudi Arabia have been transferred to a special tribunal for "terrorism", activists said after the women appeared in court.

News • 26 Dec 14

Muslim clerics are concerned licentiousness will spread if women drive

Saudi Arabia ponders compromise on women drivers

The king of Saudi Arabia's advisers are recommending that the government lift its ban on female drivers, but only for women over 30 with certain requirements.

News • 07 Nov 14

Women who had their last child after age 33 are twice as likely to celebrate their 95th birthday, the research shows

Women who give birth later in life live longer, research shows

Women tend to live longer if they give birth naturally later in life, research has shown.

Special Reports • 25 Jun 14

Enterprise Ireland launches new fund for high potential female-led start-ups

New EI fund for female-led businesses

A new fund aimed at boosting the number of high potential female led business start-ups has been launched by Enterprise Ireland.

Business • 26 Aug 13