Ireland needs a minister for women’s health, author and women’s health advocate, Vicky Phelan, says if we want women’s issues “to be taken seriously.” Phelan was speaking to Róisín Ingle at The Irish Times Women’s Podcast Big Night In, an online event on Saturday night. “Men don’t know women like women know women, and I’m sorry, that is a reality” she continued. I’ve never had such good nails or hair.”Conversations about death shouldn’t “be left until you’re nearly dying” Phelan says. “When you’re at that stage, you’re very emotional and it’s hard to make rational decisions about what you want. And I don’t think that’s too much to ask.

Source: The Irish Times May 16, 2021 07:41 UTC