by Margaret E Ward | Jun 19, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
When one of the sexiest women in the western world tells you she’s not disappearing from work because of a few wrinkles or hot flushes, you’re likely to believe and applaud her. American actress Gillian Anderson’s Lessons of Worth campaign for L’Oreal – featuring some...
by Margaret E Ward | May 22, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
The emotional tidal wave was immediate – livid, disgusted, shattered and, frankly, humiliated – when I was told “because he might be a husband and father one day”. That was what I had just been told by Bob, a male colleague in his 40s, when I asked why a junior male...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 23, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
Women in the US are being pushed from the frying pan into a five-alarm authoritarian fire. Religious conservatives, Christian nationalists and the tech bros of Silicon Valley, who have long conspired to put women back in their pre-civil-rights boxes, are not only...
by Margaret E Ward | Mar 27, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
Women are represented in the top professions more than at any time in history, and are living in the public eye. Although it means our financial position has greatly improved, we’re still disadvantaged by the grooming gap and costly beauty standards. The grooming gap...
by Margaret E Ward | Feb 27, 2026 | Company Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
The craic, the banter, the scéal. Ireland is known for its céad míle fáilte, a hundred thousand welcomes, and hospitality is ingrained in our folklore, tradition and culture. Tourists marvel at our conversational prowess when they hear us in the pub, on the road and...
by Margaret E Ward | Nov 21, 2025 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
The video starts innocently enough. A young couple are outside chatting with their two little kids. Then a starter gun goes off and we realise they’re on an outdoor running track. The woman gives both of the kids to the man, and she starts running as fast as she can....
