Women Archives – The College View

What the 14.4 per cent gender pay gap means for women

November 25, 2020

This year the Equal Pay Day falls on the 9th of November meaning women in Ireland are effectively working for free from this date due to the 14.4 per cent gender pay gap.

Abuse and harassment, all part of the job

November 27, 2019

“That was just the culture in the place…I was just used to it.”

Health

Razor brand “Billie’s” Movember campaign

November 13, 2019

Razor brand “Billie” announced a new campaign on October 29th in aid of Movember to show that women have facial hair.

Bus Éireann wants more women in the driver’s seat

March 20, 2019

Bus Éireann are holding open days to actively encourage more women drivers to apply for roles that are available nationwide.

Girls just wanna have fun(damental workplace rights)

November 28, 2018

In order to combat this issue, a ‘Gender Action Plan’ for Higher Level Education institutes in Ireland has been launched by the government.

Asking for It depicts lad culture on stage in the Abbey Theatre

November 26, 2018

Asking for It at the Abbey Theatre is a chilling depiction of ‘lad culture’ perpetrating rape culture as Louise O’Neil writes with a scalpel, making an incision into one of the darker sides of Irish society.

Girls have yet to get to grips with apprenticeships

October 26, 2016

The sky was normally dark, when Amy entered Peter Marks hairdressers at 8:30am. She already had her makeup done but her hair had to be pristine so she did that in the salon before she

Empowering women through technology

February 25, 2015

DCU are to hold a talk to engage more young girls in the technology, science, engineering and math field.

Can women have it all?

October 29, 2014

The tech giants who can do it all: Facebook and Apple now freeze eggs.

Looking in the magic mirror, what do you see?

February 20, 2013

You stand in front of the mirror. Probably naked – who knows. And you think “Yeah this is me, I got this.” But no, you don’t got this, or rather, you have not got this.

Women can have the last laugh

February 20, 2013

“You’re very funny for a girl.” If I had a euro for every time I’ve heard that phrase I’d have enough money to afford a sex change in order to be accepted as humorous. The