New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her first pregnancy this month and recieved mixed reactions, spurring conversations about motherhood, politics and media. According to The Guardian, over 800 news stories relating to the pregnancy have been published, earning it the title “Jacindababymania.” Some commentators are bashing the media for being sexist, while … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s Prime Minister is pregnant – should we talk about it?
Women in politics
Gender gap in politics: Inherent structural bias or a gender divergence in life choices?
According to data published by the World Bank, Ireland has fewer women represented in government than Sudan, Mozambique and Rwanda. Female representation in the Dail stands at a paltry 27%, despite women making up half of the population. On the face of it, there seems to be some insidious patriarchal conspiracy afoot, depriving roughly half of female politicians their right … [Read more...] about Gender gap in politics: Inherent structural bias or a gender divergence in life choices?
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