‘A load of nothingness’: What does International Women’s Day mean to your average Joan Soap?

March 08, 2026 18:03 UTC

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‘A load of nothingness’: What does International Women’s Day mean to your average Joan Soap?

Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIt’s International Women’s Day. What does International Women’s Day mean to your average Joan Soap? Carmel’s youngest child will celebrate her 18th birthday on International Women’s Day, but that’s not enough to turn her misty-eyed over the day itself. Claire Ronan feels International Women’s Day “smacks of tokenism. “Every day is fecking Women’s Day in this house”, he announces.

Source: The Irish Times March 08, 2026 18:03 UTC

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