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1. Islam Ireland welcomes debate on burqa but government has no plans for ban
Excerpt: …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 former Lord Mayor of Cork, Joe O'Callaghan, to ban the burqa…
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2. On the issue of ‘moral recklessness’ in ‘sexsomnia’ men
Excerpt: …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 because they may be unconscious and asleep while having sex -…
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3. A diet book for six-year-old girls: the worst idea ever?
Excerpt: …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- to 12-year-olds. It has been written and self-published by Hawaii-based…
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4. Women face 70-year wait for top jobs equality
Excerpt: …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 women's employment-rights campaigners, reveals that women represent only 12.5…
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5. More than 5,400 women ‘missing’ from 26,000 top posts in Britain, report finds
Excerpt: …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 Sex & Power 2011 report, published on Wednesday, measures the…
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6. How to create a feminist future
Excerpt: …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 "suffragette school" in Birmingham aimed to equip budding activists with…
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7. Calls to rape helpline rise as budget cuts extend waiting lists
Excerpt: …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 decades before coming forward for help.Figures also…
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8. Feminist summer school: training the new generation of ‘suffragettes’
Excerpt: …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 "go floppy" when facing arrest. "You're heavier then, so you can't…
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9. OWN Ireland Development and Membership Support Officer
Excerpt: …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 in supporting in the development of the organisation. This…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …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.
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …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 place with a Registered Childminder. What is Childminding Ireland's remit?Childminding…
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12. Ruhama are looking for a Volunteer Development Intern
Excerpt: …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 training and development programme. The Development & Education intern will…
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13. Ruhama are looking for a Volunteer Development Intern
Excerpt: …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 training and development programme. The Development & Education intern will…
Section: Latest News
14. Changes in Law welcomes by Women’s Aid
Excerpt: …Ireland's leading national organistaion against domestic violence, Women's Aid, has welcomed the recent amendments to the Domestic Violence Act. These amendments, which have been long-campaigned for, means that more people can be protected by the law, regardless of their cohabitation situation, something that challenged many cases in the past.The Civil…
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15. Column: For a new politics, we need more women in the Dáil
Excerpt: …Fine Gael deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor was recently caught up in a Dáil row after being the subject of sexist remarks by Independent TD Mick Wallace. Writing for TheJournal.ie, she argues that a better balance of the sexes is necessary if our political culture is ever to change.THIS YEAR MARKS…
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16. Feminism is back? I never saw it leave…
Excerpt: …I've been reading about the resurgence in feminism since I picked up my first copy of The Women's Room by Marilyn FrenchIf you haven't already, you little scamp, go at once, find this and read it - Right. Now.Those of you present on the planet since 1950 might recall (Hi…
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17. No to violence against women - United Nations European ad competition
Excerpt: …Over 120,000 votes were cast in the United Nations contest aimed at finding the best ad to promote awareness about the battle to defeat gender-based violence. The winning entry "Say no to violence" was created by Gjoke Gojani.More than 2,700 entries from 40 European countries - prepared by both professionals…
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Excerpt: …LGBT Noise would like to announce the March for Marriage 2011.Civil Partnership is NOT equality. We ask you, your friends, your family and your co-workers to MARCH FOR MARRIAGE in Dublin on Sunday 14th August 2011.Click here for more details.
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19. Artist ‘Bewildered’ by Sculpture Debacle
Excerpt: …Six years after it was commissioned in a blaze of publicity, a sculpture honouring the contribution female factory workers made to this city - is gathering dust in storage, where it is likely to remain for at least a further 18 months.Following an extensive advertising and tendering campaign by the…
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20. Irishwoman appointed to senior EU diplomatic position
Excerpt: …Irish diplomat Maeve Collins has been named the new Deputy Head of the European Union's delegation in Japan.She will now be the number two in the group that represents European economic and political interests in one of the Union's key trading partners.Click here to read full article.
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