Opinion
Ruled Over While Tilling the Soil: Trans Life, Palestine, and the Texture of Exile
Penelope Norman discusses a range of overlapping themes based in gender and conflict from the effects of the Irish housing crisis on trans life, to the ongoing settler occupation of Palestine, to the gender-driven discourses of comparative biblical interpretation across Jewish and Christian texts.
Maasai Women and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Suas intern Maximiliana Eligi Mtenga shares insights from her research on the tension between ensuring protected rights for the Maasai Women and environmental protection of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Covert Conflict of Interdependence
STAND News’ Brianna Walsh shares a thoughtful and informed reflection on the role of implicit bias and historical context on perceptions of refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland and the EU.
Meet Stecia, 16 Year Old Ugandan Gender Equality Activist
STAND News’s Sarah Kennelly talks to Stecia, a 16 year old Ugandan gender equality activist, about what motivates and inspires her to make a positive difference in our world.
Finishing College, Among Other Things
STAND News’s Sean Creagh takes a thoughtful look back over his time as a college student, and shares his insights on what matters most.
Gender-Based Violence: Starting, Supporting and Sustaining the Conversation
In this piece for the 10,000Students Campaign #ImagineEquality, STAND News’s Brianna Walsh talked to young men and women in Ireland about the impact of Ashling Murphy’s murder.
IGHN Student Outreach Podcast With Shubhangi Karmakar
In this episode, Shubhangi Karmakar (she/they) speaks about psychiatry, science communication, and advocacy for underrepresented groups, such as disabled persons and those in the LGBTQ+ community.
The Ubiquity of Violence: Our Cultural Blindspots are Costing Us Lives
In this reflection for the 10,000Students Campaign #ImagineEquality, STAND News’s Sibeal Devilly explores systemic gender biases and the ways in which they perpetuate violence against women.
Global Health Talks With Ambassador Nicola Brennan
In this podcast from the Irish Global Health Network, Ambassador Nicola Brennan talks about the policy priorities of the Irish government, how gender equality is firmly embedded in her team at the Embassy, what it is like to be a woman leader and her hopes for the future.
Gender Based Violence: When Borders are Blurred
In this piece for the 10,000Students Campaign #ImagineEquality, STAND News’s Ellen Coburn makes connections between experiences of gender-based violence in Ireland and the Democratic Republic of Congo.