Tag: women

Economy

Is full-time paid maternity leave in the UK one of the lowest in Europe?

7 May 2021

This claim is accurate. In an OECD report, the UK ranked 9th lowest of 33 European countries for “full-rate equivalent” paid maternity leave. Including home

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Law

Does Northern Ireland have the highest femicide rate in Western Europe?

25 November 2019

Northern Ireland has the second highest rate (0.53) of female intentional homicide victims by intimate partner, per 100,000 inhabitants, in Western Europe, as defined by

Education

Are a third of CoI ministry candidates women?

30 August 2018

A quarter of CoI accepted and enrolled candidates are women. For the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, its figures of less than 4% female candidates are