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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: Sunday, August 21, 2011
Earlier this year a wave of revolutions rolled across the Middle East.Orchestrated via text messages on BlackBerries and call-outs on Facebook and Twitter, many of the uprisings were driven by young people no longer willing to tolerate their country's...
Published: Thursday, August 18, 2011
We would like to cordially invite you to attend AkiDwA's 10th Anniversary Fundraising and Recognition Dinner on the 23rd of September 2011, to be held at the Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1.Akina Dada wa Africa (AkiDwA- Swahili for sisterhood), was...
We are holding a briefing workshop for the staff of Act Now members at 2pm on the 6th of September. This will include discussion of the budget process, the campaign's plans for the coming months and key messages. Where Venue...
THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL Centre of Ireland has welcomed the opportunity to debate the issue of banning the burqa in this country but the Department of Justice has said there are no proposals to do so.Click here to read the...
THE CULTURE of Irish men was sometimes reflected poorly in the Dáil, Anne Ferris, recently elected Labour TD for Wicklow, told the Parnell Summer School yesterday."Indeed we need only look back a few weeks to the comment made...
A CONTROVERSIAL BAN on face veils will come into effect in France today, with women wearing certain face coverings in public places risking fines of €150 and being obliged to attend a "citizenship" course.The ban will apply to Islamic dress...
THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL Centre of Ireland has welcomed the opportunity to debate the issue of banning the burqa in this country but the Department of Justice has said there are no proposals to do so.Responding to calls from the...
Published: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Vera Baird QC, Co-Director of Astraea: Gender Justice (Research and Education), has been looking at recent rape acquittals where the defence was 'sexsomnia'.A relatively new rape defence is that some men can be wholly without responsibility for sexual assaults...
Fancy putting your daughter off her food? Then buy her Maggie Goes on a Diet, a children's book aimed - according to Barnes & Noble, one of the many booksellers on whose website it is currently listed - at six-...
Published: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
It will take 70 years to achieve parity between men and women in the country's top jobs, according to a report released today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The survey Sex and Power 2011, dubbed a "call to arms" by...
Equality and Human Rights Commission finds advance towards equality is tortuously slow and subject to frequent reverses.More than 5,400 women are missing from Britain's 26,000 most powerful posts, according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The...
UK Feminista's 'suffragette school' gave budding activists the tools they need to build a fairer world.School's out for 500 activists as they graduated yesterday from UK Feminista's second summer school. With interest in feminism sparking across the UK, this weekend's ...
Published: Monday, August 15, 2011
CALLS to a rape crisis helpline rose by almost a fifth last year as it was forced to cut its budget by 20%.Galway Rape Crisis Centre (GRCC) heard from 621 people in 2010, up from 518 the previous year, many who have waited...
Published: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Two-day UK Feminista event aims to mobilise activists and school them in art of campaigning and direct action.After just one day of classes at her summer school of choice, Emily Birkenshaw had already learned a crucial lesson: how to ...
Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Older Women's Network is a national network linking older women (55+) and older women's groups together to give a voice to older women in the decision and policy making process. OWN is now offering an opportunity to gain invaluable experience...
The Mandate Trade Union is appointing a Lead Organiser and two other Organisers to work with their team.Click here for the details of the posts. The closing date for applications is 26th August, 2011.
When was Childminding Ireland, the National Childminding Association of Ireland, set up?Childminding Ireland was set up 1985 and continues to provide guidance, advice and group insurance to home-based Childminders and Nannies and also helps parents to find a local Childminding...
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to contribute to and engage with the work of Ruhama. They will be developing and providing a range of innovative supports and systems to support women wishing to engage in Ruhama's...
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