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Filmmaker documents women’s lives in Syria

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

An award winning journalist has made a 50 minute documentary showing what life is like for Syrian women living in a male-dominated society.Lina Alabed's documentary recently premiered at the third annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar. It centres on...

Arab women seek a place in the spring

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

As several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) elect bodies to write new constitutions, women are looking to expand their rights through legislation.TUNISIA'S newly elected constituent assembly has begun a year-long process of writing a new...

Local groups help highlight issue of domestic violence

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

STAFF at West Limerick Resources in Abbeyfeale and Newcastle West, along with local women's support services, family resource centres, student groups and other community organisations are to raise awareness of domestic violence by joining this year's 16 Days of Action campaign...

Occupy Wall Street’s women struggle to make their voices heard

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Activists take steps to reduce male dominance - but critics say more is needed to stop women being 'patronised and policed'At a gathering of Occupy Wall Street activists at a public space in New York on Monday, one young woman...

Supporting women and children raped during conflict heart of foreign policy – Gilmore

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

SUPPORTING women and children raped and tortured during conflict will be the heart of Ireland's foreign policy, Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore vowed today.The country will champion the cause of those who faced gender-based violence in war zones and developing countries,...

EAPN calls for the immediate publication of JLC Review

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Members of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) have cautiously welcomed media reports on the findings of the review of the Joint Labour Committee (JLC) process for setting the minimum wage in certain low paid sectors.The EAPN's 2020 Ireland Europe Working...

Kate Bolick: why marriage is a declining option for modern women

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

In 2001, when I was 28, I broke up with my boyfriend. Allan and I had been together for three years, and there was no good reason to end things. He was (and remains) an exceptional person, intelligent, good-looking, loyal, kind. My...

Violence against women highlighted

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Support for women and children raped and tortured during conflict will be the focus of a new foreign policy initiative, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today.The Government's new national action plan on women, peace and security aims to increase...

Capitalism and Sexism: how gender inequality is linked to class inequality

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Over the last year thousands of young women have been on their first demonstrations.Some were protesting against rising tuition fees. Some were striking against attacks on their pensions.Many others were taking to the streets on the Slutwalks, Million...

Be the change you wish to see: eliminate violence against women

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Every year, two million women are added to the 101 million missing women worldwide.Female infanticide, sex selective abortions, rape, domestic violence, acid attacks, bride burning, widow discrimination, trafficking, female genital mutilation, honour killings and forced prostitution are just some of...

‘16 days of action against violence against women’

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

To raise awareness of the "16 Days..." campaign, the Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (Sligo, Leitrim & West Cavan) have created a set of 5 cartoons, depicting forms of Domestic Violence and Abuse.Use them in your newsletter, face book page, hang on...

Pakistan passes landmark women’s rights bill

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Pakistani National Assembly has passed a long-awaited women's rights bill which outlaws forced marriage, sexual discrimination and the use of women as a bargaining tool when settling personal and tribal disputes.The practice, knows as Sarwa, degrades women to...

Facebook rape page still up: mainstream press seem uninterested

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

The WVoN Facebook rape page campaign against this page - You know shes playing hard to get when your chasing her down an alleyway - is ongoing: despite an initial slowing down of comments, the misogynists are gathering again and...

Palaung women in Myanmar suffering widespread domestic violence

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Almost all Palaung ethnic women from eastern Myanmar are affected by domestic violence according to a report by the local Palaung Women's Organisation (PWO).The "Voices for Change" report, based on a survey of 600 people in four townships, found that 90...

Technology - friend or foe for women human rights defenders

Published: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) present opportunities and dangers for women human rights defenders (WHRDs).ICTs have become an indispensible part of our daily lives as we work and connect through social networking.The use of ICTs provide WHRDs with...

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