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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, November 13, 2011
No woman felt diminished when one of the women candidates didn't make it on election day.Why? Because, these are the days when it's a given that a woman can be president, or anything else she wants to be, including...
It was an interesting week for Irish feminism. Our strongest female role model exited public life; a well-known female journalist was on the telly saying that women who give up their careers after having children are a drain on society;...
Last Wednesday, the first ever women-only meeting of TDs and Senators was the subject of controversy when Labour's Joanna Tuffy said she would not be attending.Tuffy suggested that a female-only meeting was "stereotyping" and would lead to women in...
In the Indian district of Sundergarh, 35 women and girls have been given training on how to avoid trafficking. The practice is believed to be especially prevalent in the tribally-dominated area.The training initiative, organised by the Central Reserve Police Force ...
A lack of clarity in UK law means victims of stalking feel that they are being let down by the authorities.Stalking is usually prosecuted under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, but at the moment there is nothing aimed specifically...
The family of a woman in Bahrain, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for playing revolutionary songs, are concerned for her health.Fadhila Al Mubarak, who is 38-years-old, was convicted in May at a secret military trial. The woman...
Published: Thursday, November 10, 2011
Date: Tuesday 22 NovemberTime: 6.30-8.30pmPlace: EU House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2This meeting will look at how the introduction of gender quotas might impact the political landscape in Ireland, what changes (if any) political parties will have to make, and whether...
Published: Wednesday, November 09, 2011
This week's clip from Amnesty addresses women's issues in Saudi Arabia. Although women are supposedly allowed to vote in the next municipal election the 'guardian' system could easily prevent them from doing so because women need their guardian's permission to...
In a rusting filing cabinet I have thousands of letters. I don't know why I keep them. Some are lovely, some funny, but most are hate mail. A letter addressed to "Suzzanne [sic] Moore, Stupid Woman Columnist" can still reach...
Slapper, tart, floozy -- there are any number of derogatory words for women that could earn someone a stinging jaw. Until now, though, 'Mademoiselle' was unlikely to be one of them.Coming from a Frenchman, the retro term is likely...
Eóin Murray, the "Where are the Women" Project Co-ordinator, spoke on the subject of gender qoutas with Joanna Tuffy on the Right Hook, Wednesday 9th November.The project, co-ordinated by Eóin, is aimed at getting more women into...
Please support Friends of the Women's Therapy Centre Ladies Lunch fundraiser on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It will take place at the very elegant Cruzzo Restaurant at Malahide Marina on November 25th with a Guest...
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2011
This year Longford Women's Link have entered the video they used as part of last year's 16 Days of Action Opposing Violence Against Women. It's a video asking people to stop and think about domestic violence. Please support it by voting...
Feminist Open Forum Panel Discussion Thursday December 8th 2011 at 7.30pm The Ireland Institute (near Trinity Hotel), Pearse Street, Dublinwith Sinead Pentony, Head of Policy, TASC Orla O'Connor, Head of Policy, National Women's Council of Ireland Sara Burke, Journalist, health policy...
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family..... (Article 25: The United Nations universal declaration of human rights) The Seven Towers Residents Group works in the New Lodge...
Published: Sunday, November 06, 2011
Crude insults, aggressive threats and unstinting ridicule: it's business as usual in the world of website news commentary - at least for the women who regularly contribute to the national debate.The frequency of the violent online invective - or ...
Today's young women still face a fight for equality with men, writes Judy King.'Embrace the F-word.'' It's probably not the phrase students, parents and teachers expect to hear from a former principal and guest speaker at their year 12...
Demonstrators gathered in Earls Court, west London, as the Miss World contest returned for its 60th anniversary show.The event is still watched by an estimated one billion people around the world, involving women from 113 countries.Kat Banyard, founder of...
Colombia has been ravaged by an armed conflict lasting for almost 50 years.Paramilitary and guerrilla groups, drug traffickers and corrupt police have been trying to silence, by any means necessary, those journalists unwilling to be bribed to look the other...
Published: Thursday, November 03, 2011
President elect Michael D Higgins has a long and distinguished track record of supporting women's rights as he showed in his responses to the NWCI's questionnaire in advance of the election. See below for the NWCI questionnaire and Michael D's...
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