#womens-issues tag

1 week ago

You lose yourself': inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women

Women aged 50-63 face significant mental health challenges, often feeling invisible and overwhelmed by life changes and responsibilities.

Berlin music

I was sure salvation lay in art': Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness

Marina Otero utilizes art as a means to explore her struggles with mental health and the complexities of love.

Mental health

1 week ago

You lose yourself': inside the mental health crisis hitting gen X women

Women aged 50-63 face significant mental health challenges, often feeling invisible and overwhelmed by life changes and responsibilities.

Berlin music

I was sure salvation lay in art': Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness

more#mental-health

fromLGBTQ Nation

4 months ago

Pete Buttigieg's replacement: It's a "false promise" to tell girls they can have a career & be happy - LGBTQ Nation

"We're telling young girls, 'Get a job, advance your career, your career is the most important thing that you have in your life.' And I think it's a false promise, man. I think it's a false promise; it doesn't give you happiness."

Women in technology

fromIndependent

2 weeks ago

Tanya Sweeney: The Dublin Zoo drama - how a lighthearted ad with a drag queen became an unnecessary controversy

Politicians and commentators should advocate as passionately for serious women's issues like maternity leave and domestic violence as they do for trivial matters.

Fashion & style

7 months ago

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: Forget date night I'd much rather dress up to party with my friends

Fashion in women-centric friendships often matters more than on date nights.

fromMedium

8 months ago

The UX of Uber's new policy doesn't work

The worst thing that can happen in a rideshare isn't a cringey conversation. It is sexual harassment, assault, or even murder, with women being the overwhelming victims.

Women

8 months ago

Not giving up': is there another way to describe accepting how I look as I age?

One reason talk of giving up leaves a bad taste in the mouth, writes psychoanalyst Adam Phillips in his book On Giving Up, is that it is felt to be an ominous foreshadowing of, or reminder of the ultimate giving up that is suicide.

Women

fromPitchfork

'Sorry, Baby' Review: A New and Improved Sundance Darling

Sorry, Baby adroitly showcases how trauma can permeate everyday interactions, blending lighthearted moments with underlying dread. Its depiction of the assault is both subtle and chilling.

Film

fromIrish Independent

Mediahuis journalists win top honours at the Justice Media Awards

Mark Tighe and Marie Crowe received the inaugural award for their investigative journalism on the silent suffering of women footballers, deemed a superb entry by judges.

UK news

Alternative medicine

fromThe Nation

Why We Must Keep Talking About Abortion Pills

Célia Xakriabá highlights the intersection of reproductive rights and environmental justice in Brazil.

fromThe New Yorker

Molly Fischer on Mark Singer's "Mom Overboard!"

The issue generated a celebrity mini-scandal by recruiting Roseanne Barr as an editorial consultant, prompting media watchers to ponder the implications of such a collaboration.

Women

Parenting

fromPsychology Today

When "Family-Friendly" Really Means a Return to Patriarchy

American families face significant challenges with inadequate support for childbirth, healthcare, and childcare.

Current policies may push women toward full-time motherhood rather than supporting a balance with work.

My legal work sows the seeds of my stories': International Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq

Human beings and their basic nature are the same everywhere...The theme is woman, the theme is marginalised people...to be a voice to the voiceless community.

Women in technology

Women