The thing that everyone (I assume) loves about podcasts is that there is usually a podcast on pretty much everything, if you can’t find it then why not make it yourself. Anyway, when something sparks your interest, you can generally… Read More ›
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Podcast of the week
This weeks podcast choice(s) centers around the theme: Lets talk periods with Emma Barnett. Barnett is a British broadcaster and journalist who wrote her first book called Period. In the book, Barnett talks about the importance of talking about periods,… Read More ›
Reflective entry
Why am I doing a radio documentary on the menstrual cycle? This is a question that I have been asking myself since I committed to covering this subject matter in my radio documentary class. If I am honest, I talked… Read More ›
Bedtime stories
Under the reign of Cecrops, men and women could vote equally. Society in Athens at that time was sexually freer. This freedom was undermined when Athene and Poseidon raced for patronage of the city of Athens. While the men voted… Read More ›
Taoiseach announces new Citizen’s Assembly on gender equality
An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar announces in a tweet that the government is setting up new Citizen’s Assembly on gender equality, saying that equality for women is moving to slow. Mr. Varadkar set the lofty ambitions high aiming to make ‘Ireland… Read More ›
Rob reads: interesting articles
Men paid 9.9% more than women With just hours to go before the deadline for UK companies to report their gender pay data, the latest figures show that men are paid on average 9.9 per cent more than women in… Read More ›
The problem with feminism
There is an interesting story surrounding the patronage of Athens and it goes like this: Under the reign of Cecrops, men and women could vote equally. Society in Athens at that time was sexually freer. This freedom was undermined when… Read More ›
Robert Geoghegan. 