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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, June 02, 2011
2nd June 2011Click here to read the article published in the Examiner in response to the letter.Dear Deputy,Last year, I wrote to all women TDs, Senators and Councillors seeking support for the campaign for justice for women who...
2 June 2011Susan McKay, CEO of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI), is writing to all women TDs, Senators, and Local Councillors encouraging them to support Justice of Magdalene's (JFM) proposed "Restorative Justice and Reparations Scheme" for all survivors of...
Published: Monday, May 30, 2011
By Henry Samuel in ParisTuesday May 31 2011FRANCE'S male politicians are becoming increasingly anxious about their futures after one female minister warned that half of the country's male MPs were potentially "in trouble" due to their treatment of women.Still reeling...
A man who raped a babysitter nearly 30 years ago has succeeded in having his 11-year sentence reduced on appeal. John Regan (62), Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was jailed for 11 years in April 2008 after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty...
Published: Sunday, May 29, 2011
The National Women's Council of Ireland applauds the government's decision to tackle our appalling record on women's representation in the Houses of Oireachtas. The announcement that political parties are to lose half of their state funding unless at least 30% of...
A group of Polish women have launched a petition to protest against the announcement by Ewa Kopacz, Polish Minister for Health, that the government may make gynaecological and breast screenings compulsory for working women.Compulsory smear tests and other intimate,...
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
AROUND 12 WOMEN a day travelled from Ireland to England and Wales last year to have terminations, new figures have revealed.The statistics, published today by the UK's Department of Health, show that women giving Irish addresses accounted for a majority...
By Harriet WalkerThe morning after the office party is normally too hideous to bear, but it passes at least, once you creep out of your colleague's bed and spend all day with your head in the toilet.But for German...
Published: Monday, May 23, 2011
In 1898, British journalist Arnold Bennett - who would go on to become a celebrated novelist - published a guide for women journalists.The second chapter of his pamphlet, which is still available to download free online, is entitled 'Imperfections of...
Political parties are going to have to start choosing a lot more female candidates if they want to retain the current €14m a year subsidy from the taxpayer.In what was described by one senior source as "a radical step",...
Published: Sunday, May 22, 2011
Strengthening the JLC System is the way forwardSlashing the incomes of the lowest-paid workers will not help to create jobsThe Coalition to Protect the Low Paid is calling on the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, to...
Michelle Bachelet, head of UN Women, was in Turkey last week attending the Summit of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).She met with the Turkish President Abdullah Gül to talk about the lack of political representation for women and said...
Published: Thursday, May 19, 2011
"Muslim Women Together" are holding a fundraising event on Saturday the 21st of May. It's an International Food Festival that will take place at the Castleknock Community College in Castleknock next Saturday from 3:00-6:00 pm. All funds raised will go...
Claiming Our Future has an up-coming event "Ideas- 'Reducing Income Inequality' in Bailey Allen Hall in NUI Galway on May 28th. You are invited to join us but places are limited so please register.You can register now to secure...
Women's Studies in UCC hosts History Conference on Sexual Politics and the Politics of SexualityOn the night of Friday 27th May and on Saturday 28th May 201, Women's Studies in UCC, will host the 2011 Women's History Association of Ireland's Annual Conference....
Date Wednesday 25th of May Time 6pm sharp, Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4 Action Public demonstration at the Annual Irish Restaurant Awards hosted by the Restaurant Association (RAI) calling on the Association to stop its attack on workers minimum...
Banúlacht is currently recruiting for the position of Project Worker. Summary of position: Supporting the implementation of Banúlacht's Strategic Plan and work programme by:(a) working with women's networks and women's community organisations in Ireland to facilitate the...
Published: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Dear Friends,Frank Mugisha and other brave human rights defenders delivering our petition to the Ugandan Parliament just before leaders dropped the gay death penalty law. Uganda's anti-gay law has failed! It looked sure to pass last week, but after 1.6...
Published: Thursday, May 12, 2011
'If women remain on the margins of society, we only have marginal opportunities for making marginal change', Maria Torres, Adult Literacy teacher, EquadorConcerned about the declining numbers of women in public and political life and inspired by a flippant comment,...
By Jacqueline PurseNessa Childers has urged the top 100 Irish publically-listed companies to sign the EU Commission's "Women on the Board Pledge".Speaking at a meeting with the Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, and the German Minister of...
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