Introduction

Lorraine McIlrath; Marie Connolly; Helen Maher; Lorraine Leeson

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89502-9_1

Introduction

Lorraine McIlrath
, Marie Connolly
, Helen Maher
, Lorraine Leeson

Retired Staff

Mary Immaculate College
University of Galway
Trinity College Dublin

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Abstract

Historically and culturally, the Irish higher education system was shaped by, and has been reflective of, the deeply inequitable gender relations and societal norms characteristic of Irish society. InequalityInequality was pervasive in economic, political, social and cultural spheres and the struggle for equal rights and systemic change by women and minoritised communities has been a defining feature of the mobilisationMobilisation for progressive changeChange in the twentieth and early twenty-first century in Ireland.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	1-19
Number of pages	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89502-9_1
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Name	Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education
Volume	Part F867
ISSN (Print)	2524-6445
ISSN (Electronic)	2524-6453

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SDG 5 Gender Equality

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