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Women of the Year

Lise Hand: ‘It’s the 21st century now, and surely being a woman rebel in Ireland is easier in these more enlightened and egalitarian times. But is it really?’

As the decades progressed the list of women joining the ranks of the awkward squad continued to grow, and 2023 was no different

The Adventuress, part one: “I have been travelling slowly for over four years and my life has changed completely”

In the first of a four part extract from ‘Adventuress: Women Exploring the Wild’, slow traveller Bethsheba Blanken charts her experiences living in a van in Australia, driving across Vietnam on a motorcycle, climbing volcanoes in Indonesia and moving to Madeira

“The woman who never made a mistake never made anything”

Journalist and presenter of UpFront on RTÉ One Katie Hannon opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

“Don’t sit on the sidelines and hope that change will happen on its own. The reality is, you are that change”

TD and former leader of the Social Democrats Catherine Murphy opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

“As a young black female in Ireland, there were many that underestimated me. Today, my success is the best revenge”

Founder and chief executive of HairWeavon Yinka Martin opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

“Don’t give up when you feel strongly about something, and don’t be afraid to challenge power”

Historian Catherine Corless opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

“Having gender balance is not only the ‘right’ thing, but the ‘smart’ thing to do”

For International Women’s Day, we asked leading women to open their playbooks for success. Here, Marie Hunt, head of research at IPUT Real Estate Dublin, offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

“When you start to compare yourself to others, you start to doubt yourself – and that is a killer”

Film director Kate Dolan opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

Gender Equality

Red C survey: Irish women still see less workplace opportunities than men

New research finds Irish women aged 35 to 54 are particularly time-pressured with 41% saying they had less than two hours to spare every day

International Women's Day

‘As women we don’t need to wait for better institutions to be gifted to us - we can demand change, and then shape it’

For International Women’s Day, we asked leading women to open their playbooks for success. Here, TD and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

“Work and motherhood is a hard balance whatever the career ... protect your time”

For International Women’s Day, we asked leading women to open their playbooks for success. Here, author and columnist Eithne Shortall offers wisdom for ambitious women

“Kindness is much underrated. You don’t have to elbow people out of the way to be a successful woman.”

Ahead of International Women’s Day, we asked leading women to open their playbooks for success. Here, litigator Karyn Harty of Dentons offers wisdom for ambitious women

International Women's Day

‘Abuse of women in public life is as old as the hills. It will not work’ – Mary Lou McDonald

Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, we ask ten successful women from different walks of life for the advice they would give to other women aspiring to fulfil their potential

Off balance: How women are still being silenced by the law

A new book by barrister Jennifer Robinson, who represented Amber Heard in Johnny Depp’s British lawsuit against the Sun, and Dr Keina Yoshida, an Irish-Japanese human rights lawyer, examines discrimination against women in law and how to stop it

Women. Life. Freedom - the stories that shaped 2022

To mark Irish Tatler’s Women of 2022, Lise Hand considers the last twelve months in terms of equality, opportunity and progress, from the free contraception scheme to sporting triumphs.

The Irish Tatler Women of 2022

From world-leading innovators and business pioneers to exciting creatives and inspiring individuals who are leading real change in Ireland, here are the Women of 2022.

Objects of Desire: Claire-Laurence Mestrallet, head of fine jewellery and watches at Adam’s Auctioneers on her most treasured possessions

Mestrallet is the first female director in the company’s 134-year history

Podcast: the Linda Cullen and Sarah Durcan interview on #HowIDidIt, with advice from Valéria Aquino

In this fifth episode of #HowIDidIt: the Business Post’s Women in Leadership podcast series, Nadine O’Regan interviews Linda Cullen, chief executive and director, and Sarah Durcan, activist and associate director, about their careers and the work they’ve done to shine a light on inequality in Ireland

Podcast: the Rachael English and Zara King interview on #HowIDidIt, with expert tips from Louise Campbell

In this fourth episode of #HowIDidIt: the Business Post’s Women in Leadership podcast series, Nadine O’Regan interviews Rachael English, author and RTE Radio 1 broadcaster, and Zara King, news correspondent with Virgin Media and podcast host, about their route into journalism and the hazards of the job

Podcast: the Aine Kerr and Mairin Murray interview on #HowIDidIt, with expert tips from Sarah Geraghty

In this third episode of #HowIDidIt: the Business Post’s Women in Leadership podcast series, Nadine O’Regan interviews Aine Kerr, co-founder of Kinzen, and Máirín Murray, co-founder of Tech for Good about 'squiggly' careers, the war on misinformation and how technology is reshaping our lives