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Published: Thursday, November 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to commit to increasing women’s representation in the next Dáil term. NWC have highlighted 10 key asks for...
Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010
A new edition examines how violence against women (VAW) affects our privacy and rights in the digital age. VAW survivors often experience intrusions into their privacy from their partners, spouses or the Statei. Moreover, privacy does not always work to...
We are delighted to be organising, once again, our annual Sponsored Walk at Killruddery Estate, Bray, Co. Wicklow.Those of us that walked last year marvelled at the mountain and sea views as we walked through the farmlands and the...
This is a professional development programme for those interested in leading towards a new civic vision that holds social and economic concerns in harmony, imagines change through a social justice lens and encourages rigorous ethical debate in public life. Course...
HEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next month to highlight the issue.Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry, chairwoman of the foundation's council on women and...
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Homosexuality was criminalised, their relationships were often totally invisible, and many experienced discrimination, exclusion and even violence. While many survived and thrived, for many others those experiences have had a lasting impact.There has been enormous progress in Ireland over...
Ms. Mary White T.D.Minister of State for Equality, Integration & Human Rights Launch of the Irish Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2009 I am delighted to be here today with you all to launch your 2009 Annual Report. This is...
Published: Monday, August 23, 2010
What is it that men in Ireland want, sexually, from women? Significant numbers, it seems, want to be able to have a girlfriend or a wife, with whom to enjoy socially accepted intimate relationships, while at the same time secretly...
Published: Sunday, August 22, 2010
22% increase in demands on Ruhama's services...In its Annual Statistics Report for 2009, published today, Ruhama confirmed that it had assisted 196 women affected by prostitution throughout the year. This included a significant number of women who had been trafficked into this...
Published: Saturday, August 21, 2010
In a colourful display of solidarity, 3,000 gay, lesbian and bisexual people marched through the heart of Dublin to demand civil rights for same sex marriage. The march, organised by LBGT group Noise, took place on Sunday and ran from Dublin...
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010
Reviewing women's political representation in Ireland will be the focus of a conference taking place at UCC next month. UCC Women's Studies in conjunction with the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) will present the one day conference 'Moving in...
One month ahead of crucial UN Summit, NGOs urge the Government to publish a plan to deliver on Ireland's aid commitments.The 67 anti-poverty groups and NGOs in the "Act Now on 2015" campaign have called on the Government to urgently publish...
Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY National Concert Hall SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2010 PLEISIUR IS AN EVENING OF LEGENDARY IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC, SINGERS AND COMPOSERS AT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL IN AID OF THE DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE "Dreams don't come much better that...
Your help is needed to make it happen. The March for Marriage Details Gathering at 2pm beside City Hall on Dame St and marching to the Department of Justice on Stephen's Green. Colm O'Gorman of Amnesty International will be among...
Facilitated by the Board of Women's Studies UCC and the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Gender Politics Specialist GroupVenue: Cavanagh Pharmacy Building Room LG51Saturday 18th September 2010University College CorkPlease forward the registration form to: sandra.mcavoy@ucc.ie...
Last weekend, I found myself surrounded by some of my closest female friends. It was the usual crowd, give or take, but certainly not the usual laughter-filled experience.What started as a light-hearted evening, the hostess kicking off our own...
What: The IFN Ultimate Pub Quiz + RaffleWhen: 1 September, 8:30pmWhere: The Mercantile Bar, 28 Dame St
Women managers will wait more than 50 years before their salaries are the same as their male counterparts, according to a new study today.The pay of female bosses rose by 2.8% in the last 12 months, but they earned £10,000 less on average...
Published: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
By Madeline HawkeAs 400 women and men flooded into the Kilbride suite of the Ormonde Hotel on Friday evening in Kilkenny, it was clear to see that feminism has not lost it's appeal. "40 years of feminism: A discussion on where we...
Published: Friday, August 13, 2010
A word to all friends of the Women's Therapy Centre (WTC) ...Please keep this date FREE - Saturday September 25th 2010 - for the WTC Annual Sponsored Walk through the unique and splendid fields and woods at Killruddery House &...
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