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Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar reacts as he speaks to the media inside Dublin castle following the referendum on Saturday.

Irish voters reject push to overhaul references to women, family in constitution

Voters in Ireland have delivered “two wallops” to proposals to remove language about women’s duties being in the home and broaden the definition of family beyond marriage from the country’s constitution.

  • Rob Harris

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International Women’s Day has become a cosplay of empowerment.

Corporate women have their special day, but what about the rest?

Let’s call it Feminist Freedom Day – a day when we can discuss what women really want.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Kylie Minogue and Madonna sing in Los Angeles.

Madonna and Minogue duet on International Women’s Day

The two stars performed a duet of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 anthem I Will Survive as well as Minogue’s 2001 hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head. 

Mum Madeline Leahy with her baby girl Amelia, born 12 hours before International Women’s Day.

Madeline met Amelia just hours before International Women’s Day

Born just 12 hours shy of International Women’s Day, Amelia Ostrowsky was warmly welcomed by her doting parents and adoring big sister.

  • Hannah Kennelly
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The girl boss is dead, and I’m not going to the wake

We do more unpaid work and lose more sleep than men. This International Women’s Day, let’s lie down, dig our toes into the dirt, listen to music, read a book without guilt ...

  • Julia Baird
Former UN adviser Chris Anca runs WA vegan food manufaturer Chris’ Kitchen. Picture: Max Veenhuyzen

How a WA food manufacturer is helping refugees, single mothers and women affected by DV to restart their lives 

A former UN adviser in Romania, Chris Anca knows first-hand that food has the power to thrill, nourish and – when done right – create new beginnings. 

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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A double whammy of rising listings and weaker buyer demand could tip the balance in favour of buyers according to experts.

More women own property than men, but there’s a catch

Women are more likely to own a home than men, but still face greater difficulty breaking into the property market, a new report shows.

  • Jemimah Clegg
Top athletes answer the burning questions on International Women’s Day.

‘Be loud and proud’: Top female athletes on pay, power, passion … and GOATs

For International Women’s Day, we asked a star cricketer, a Matilda, a Diamond, an AFLW spearhead, a rugby sevens Olympian and an NRLW captain what they would change if they had the power.

  • Carla Jaeger, Billie Eder, Emma Kemp and Marnie Vinall
Even a sport sceptic like the author, Ingrid Banwell, had to waltz with the Matildas and Sam Kerr.

This #IWD, I hope women fail in becoming more like men 

Misguided men will tell us that success is all about winning. That’s why I’m cheering for the failure of the patriarchy this International Women’s Day.

  • Ingrid Banwell
Australian women continue to do substantially more domestic labour than Australian men.

Women’s domestic labour is essential to our economy. Why is it swept under the rug?

Australian women are experiencing a domestic labour pay gap that makes last week’s workplace data look mild in comparison.

  • Leonora Risse

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/international-women-s-day-jfp