Supposedly sexually harassing women in the work place and going on to win an Academy Award for best actor are perfect examples of rape culture, says Louise O’Neill.

I can be sociable and outgoing but I require a great deal of time by myself in order to recharge, says Louise O’Neill.

International Women’s Day is next Wednesday and I’m already wondering who will be the first person to ask me, ‘Well, when is International Men’s Day?’ 

It made me reaffirm, once again, that I am more than my body, and that I deserve to be loved regardless of how attractive society deems me to be.

If you’re not going to engage in those conversations with your son or daughter, are you really in a position to criticise them for turning to pornography for guidance?

I spent my life pretending I was fine when I wasn’t, pretending that I never needed help when I felt utterly hopeless.

Addiction knows no class, no gender, no race nor religion. All it wants is to feast on us.