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Women's rights

Opinion: Is taking on a man’s surname after marriage a relic of the past?

October 2, 2018 By SIN Staff

Opinion: Is taking on a man’s surname after marriage a relic of the past?

By Marie Coady  What’s in a name? That’s what the modern Irish woman has to ask herself when getting married. It’s still an unspoken assumption that a woman in a heterosexual relationship will adopt the man’s surname. Nobody but the most cantankerous old crone cares if a woman bucks the trend and keeps her previous moniker, but she’ll probably have plenty of well - … [Read more...] about Opinion: Is taking on a man’s surname after marriage a relic of the past?

“The University is all of us and we should back our university”

October 13, 2015 By SIN Staff

“The University is all of us and we should back our university”

Lit&Deb Soc holds Gender Equality Panel … [Read more...] about “The University is all of us and we should back our university”

RE: New Public – I’m a feminist and so can you

March 5, 2013 By SIN Staff

RE: New Public – I’m a feminist and so can you

Can only women be feminists? In this very interesting article, Robin Pötke from FemSoc talks about feminism from the male perspective... … [Read more...] about RE: New Public – I’m a feminist and so can you

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