Eight years ago, Michael Jacob spoke at a remembrance event. The ongoing investigation into the disappearance of his daughter Deirdre illustrates the long and torturous journey for the families left behind.
Hertility founder and CEO Dr Helen O'Neill tells her children that "girls run the world". But many employers have yet to acknowledge the reality of life for their female colleagues.
Many ideas of professional dress and appearance are not only completely arbitrary but perpetuate sexism, racism and transphobia – not to mention their cost.
Twice this year, the state-backed accelerator programme run out of Dogpatch Labs has had just one female founder in a mass of men. What's going on and what is the NDRC doing to change it?
Aisling Ryan leads Ryans Cleaning, a family-owned business that cleans up after concerts, race meetings and major events. The Tipperary businesswoman talks about sustainability, expanding internationally, and the nature of family businesses.
Karen Clince has grown Tigers Childcare from an after-school club for 12 children to a €12m turnover. She talks about the reality of international expansion and the optimism and resilience needed to come through the pandemic.
Caroline Sherry has the distinction of being one of four female CFOs of listed companies in Ireland. She talks about the fallacy of work-life balance and re-scaffolding Hostelworld during the pandemic so it could re-emerge in the black.
Seema Hingorani was a powerful chief investment officer with responsibility for $160 billion in assets. But a twist of fate led her to build a new organisation to recruit women into the investment industry.
Sligo-born Deirdre McGettrick swapped a corporate finance career to found Ufurnish, the UK's largest furniture comparison site. She talks to The Currency about purposefully bringing female investors on board and shifting the business plan through a turbulent market.
Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin’s experience should raise a red flag that despite the focus and significant resources allocated by third-level institutions to the issue of gender equality, they – and other Irish employers – still face an uphill battle to stamp out sexual harassment.
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