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1. National Women’s Council of Ireland "Where are the Women" Project Co-ordinator speaks on t
Excerpt: …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 politics and advancing a feminist political agenda.Previous to this Eóin worked for Trócaire,…
Section: Newsflash
2. Is it time we finally said ‘au revoir’ to the Mademoiselle? Article
Excerpt: …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 to leave Irish women wobbly at the knees -- suggesting that…
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3. Longford Women’s Link video for the Better Together Campaign
Excerpt: …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 on the 5th star above the video, share it…
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4. NWCI has a new facebook page
Excerpt: …Due to the expanding numbers of friends on our facebook profile, we are in the proccess of moving all our activity onto our new facebook page. Be sure to have a look at it and like us!!!Click here to go directly....
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5. The 50:50 Group invites you to A Public Meeting on Gender Quotas
Excerpt: …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 there will be any real impact on female representation in…
Section: Latest News
6. How not to get punished for being a woman - Amnesty TV video
Excerpt: …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 do almost everything - from going on public transport to…
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7. Women-hating is all over the internet – believe me, I know
Excerpt: …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 me. I have had death threats and calls to my…
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8. Is it time we finally said ‘au revoir’ to the Mademoiselle?
Excerpt: …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 to leave Irish women wobbly at the knees -- suggesting that…
Section: Latest News
9. NWCI "Where are the Women" Project Co-ordinator speaks on the Right Hook
Excerpt: …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 politics and advancing a feminist political agenda.Previous to this Eóin worked for Trócaire,…
Section: Latest News
10. Friends of the Women’s Therapy Centre Ladies Lunch fundraiser
Excerpt: …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 Speaker - Mary Banotti, Former MEP. Fine wine, entertainment, raffle…
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11. LWL video for the Better Together Campaign
Excerpt: …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 on the 5th star above the video, share it…
Section: Latest News
12. Women and Budget 2012: The Verdict - Panel Discussion
Excerpt: …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 analyst and author of Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in…
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13. Papering Over the Cracks - A Documentary by the Seven Towers Residents Group
Excerpt: …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 area of North Belfast, an area of long standing…
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14. Women bloggers call for a stop to ‘hateful’ trolling by misogynist men
Excerpt: …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 "trolling" - levelled at female commentators and columnists is now causing…
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15. Wear the ‘F’ label with pride
Excerpt: …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 graduation evening.But the word ''feminism'' has been so misconstrued and misused,…
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16. Miss World met with protests at UK 60th anniversary show
Excerpt: …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 UK Feminista and author of The Equality Illusion, says that the…
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17. Risking it all for the truth: exiled Colombian journalist Mary Luz Avendano
Excerpt: …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 way.Covering controversial issues, like the link between the country's armed…
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18. Nominate an adult/community education organisation for an AONTAS STAR Award
Excerpt: …Do you know of an organisation in your area which delivers education for adults and which you think deserves some recognition? Then why not nominate them for an AONTAS STAR Award?The awards initiative is open to any organisation involved in adult education - these include statutory education providers such as…
Section: Newsflash
19. NWCI address the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform about our Pre-Budget Su
Excerpt: …Head of Policy Orla O'Connor and Head of Outreach and Support Rachel Doyle were invited to address Deputy Alex White T.D. and the members of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform in regards to our Pre-Budget Submission.You can read their presentation by clicking here...A video/webcast of the…
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20. Women’s Human Rights – Creating Global Solidarity Conference
Excerpt: …9th December 2011, Thomond Park, Limerick.This conference will promote feminist movement building, women's human rights and solidarity between women locally and globally. The conference will explore feminist activism and women's demands for greater voice, presence and influence at local, national and international levels. At a time of economic crisis, funding…
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