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Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Ireland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 16 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Ireland was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Ireland is 60.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 15, 2024, 2:53 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database provides the following as a source: Family Law (Divorce) Act, Sec. 20(2)(f) (2).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Ireland is 84 years for women and 80 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Ireland is 80.2 years for men and 83.5 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"'sexual exploitation' means, in relation to a child—(a) inviting, inducing or coercing the child to engage in prostitution or the production of child pornography, (b) the prostitution of the child or the use of the child for the production of child pornography" (p 6). "A person who pays, gives, offers or promises to pay or give a person (including a prostitute) money or any other form of remuneration or consideration for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a prostitute shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction— (a) in the case of a first offence, to a class E fine, and (b) in...more
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Bahrain, Ireland
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"11.2 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 23, 2023, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and no issue, the spouse shall take the whole estate. (2) If an intestate dies leaving a spouse and issue—(a) the spouse shall take two-thirds of the estate, and (b) the remainder shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (3) If an intestate dies leaving issue and no spouse, his estate shall be distributed among the issue in accordance with subsection (4). (4) If all the issue are in equal degree of relationship to the deceased the distribution shall be in equal shares among them; if they are not, it shall be per stirpes" (para 67). The most recent...more
Aug. 23, 2023, 4:02 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Subject to this Act, a married woman shall—(a) be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing (by will or otherwise) of, any property, and (b) be capable of contracting, and (c) be capable of rendering herself, and being rendered, liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation, and (d) be capable of suing and being sued, and (e) be subject to the law relating to bankruptcy and to the enforcement of judgments and orders, as if she were unmarried" (para 2). "All property which—(a) immediately before the commencement of this Act was the separate property of a married woman or held for her separate use in equity, or (b)...more
July 11, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"The court shall have regard to the terms of any separation agreement which has been entered into by the spouses and is still in force. Irish law requires proper provision, rather than what might be deemed as 'fair provision', and in particular notes that equal division was not what had been directed by the legislator. Proper provision is not a case of who contributed 'more' but rather what is now appropriate and available for the parties. It is a balancing act. The Courts have expressed support for the notion that couples can make agreements between themselves as to how they wish to order their affairs. Any such agreement should be...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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May 18, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Act, Sec. 67(2)(b).
May 18, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Equal Status Act, Secs. 2, 3(2), and 5(1). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Women’s Status Act, Sec. 2(1)(b). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Registration of...more
May 18, 2023, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Succession Act, Sec. 67(1).
May 18, 2023, 11:33 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"Speaking of the survey findings Barry McCutcheon, Proposition Lead at Royal London said,The survey revealed that 52% of people describe financial decisions as ‘completely joint’ within their household, with respondents in Munster polling highest in this regard (61%). Of those who don’t believe there is joint financial decision-making in their home, a greater number believe that women have more influence than men in the process – in 25% of instances respondents believe that women solely or primarily make the decision while just 23% of respondents say that men do the same. 'In the past, men would have been viewed as in charge of the major financial decisions, like banking and...more
May 17, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"There is no evidence to suggest that access to formal financial resources is a concern in Ireland or that discriminatory practices restrict women’s access to formal financial resources" (9).
May 17, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"There is no evidence to suggest that the legal framework is discriminatory regarding inheritance rights or that discriminatory practices restrict those rights" (4).
May 17, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Inheritance rights are covered by the Succession Act 1965. The Act provides for equal rights of daughters and sons to inherit, and equal right for female and male surviving spouses to inherit. There is no evidence to suggest that the legal framework is discriminatory regarding inheritance rights or that discriminatory practices restrict those rights" (4).
May 17, 2023, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The Married Women’s Status Act 1957 provides that spouses can acquire, hold and dispose of any property jointly or as tenants in common, can render themselves and be rendered jointly liable in respect of any tort, contract, debt or obligation and can exercise any joint power given to them (Section 4)" (2). "Regarding land and assets, the legal framework provides for equal rights for men and women to own, use, make decisions and use as collateral. Those rights are not restricted by civil status – meaning being single, married, separated, divorced, widowed, in a civil partnership or formerly being in a civil partnership. The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act...more
May 17, 2023, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"Despite these advancements, the patriarchal context within which land ownership operates continues to this day. This means that women rarely own farms independently or own the land they work on; instead, they farm land which is owned by their husband, brother, or father" (para 7).
April 22, 2023, 9:33 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"There is no legal restriction on the marriage of first cousins."
April 19, 2023, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

This analysis collected data on the proportion of consanguineous marriages in 72 different geopolitical regions from www.consang.net in October 2010, referencing many of the same 381 surveys as Alan H. Bittles' report (1998) which included information for 6.55 million marriages. In cases when multiple estimates were provided for regions, they computed the mean percentage of consanguineous marriages by weighting individual estimates according to sample size. Table 1 of the appendix summarizes consanguineous marriage data. It shows that Ireland's weighted mean consanguineous percentage is 0.567% (VC - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 16, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The table titled "Almost 7/10 Italian Doctors Refuse to Carry out Abortions," shows that Ireland currently provides the right to conscientious objection over abortion, according to the WHO's 2018 Global Abortion Policies Database (para 14).