This research comes ahead of the 10th annual STEM Showcase event. A new report, published by I Wish, found that 67% of teenage girls lack essential information about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The survey of 2,335 teenage girls asked Transition Year students across Ireland about what they see as barriers to a […]
2 years ago
Every year Ireland is rising as one of the best countries to live in as a woman. With each generation comes a new wave of strong women but that all begins with parents who create strong girls. If you’re looking for some reading material to help inspire your teenage daughter these girl power books are […]
3 years ago
Would you let your daughter have sex here? One mum took to Netmums to seek advice on what she should do about her teen daughter and her boyfriend. She said that recently her daughter’s boyfriend has been coming around to the house and that she knows eventually the two of them will start fooling around. […]
4 years ago
Leeds will soon make sanitary products free to all young girls and women living in the city. The city’s council recently annouced a new initiative to tackle period poverty, which affects many women and girls worldwide. Sanitary products will soon be available free of charge throughout the city’s schools and libraries. Three months ago Scotland […]
7 years ago
This is a brilliant idea! This secondary school in the States decided to make the girl’s bathroom body positive and I think it’s something that all schools should try. The Texas school used a very simple method to remind their female students that they don’t need to be perfect to be great. Warren Middle School […]
7 years ago
The management of Kilkenny’s biggest teenage disco, The Fusion Ball, have implemented a ‘dress code’ for young girls attending the popular event, and both genders say the move reinforces a culture of sexism and victim-blaming. The Fusion Ball, which is hosted regularly in Kilkenny’s Pegasus nightclub, took to Facebook on Sunday to declare that female attendees’ dresses should […]
9 years ago