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Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
NWC says SPHE must be a mandatory subject in order to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023....
Published: Monday, July 04, 2011
Women in Northern Ireland are being driven back into the household by the global recession, according to a new report which likens the current situation to that of the 1950s.The report, 'Women on the Edge of the NI Economy',...
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has today published a report on the fundamental rights of irregular migrants who are employed as domestic workers in the European Union (EU).Most irregular migrants in domestic work are women.The...
Will talking about rape through songs and a Jackass-style video change how young men think? Joan Smith looks at a campaign aiming to find outA young man tries to vault a parking meter and falls flat on his face. A...
Published: Sunday, July 03, 2011
THERE IS already "ample evidence" of the State's involvement in the Magdalene laundries for these women to at least receive pensions for the years of unpaid work they carried out, a meeting of the Irish Women Survivors Support Network in...
Published: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Ruhama is a voluntary agency, with over twenty years experience working directly to support women affected by prostitution, including victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and lobbying and awareness raising on the issue of prostitutionRuhama is now...
To all those who contributed images for the Emmeline Pankhurst photomosaic!Emmeline Pankhurst and the portrait have been nominated for a "Great of Great Britain" in the upcoming Great Exhibition 2012!The Great Exhibition 2012 is described by the organisers as follows:...
You're invited to attend the launch of the new online video series "Y-Lead? : Young Female Leaders in Irish Society" to be held on7 July, 6-8pm at The Exchange in Upper Exchange st Temple Bar.Y-Lead is a video project...
Women's Manifesto Group: Opportunity for Women to Collectively Reconnect with Local PoliticsLongford Women's Manifesto Group was formed two years when women in the county felt alienated from local politics and dissatisfied with decision making processes. Women, within households, communities and...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland.This summer the Marie Keating Foundation is answering the Burning Questions about sun safety through providing the facts about how to avoid getting sunburned by using sun cream effectively and knowing...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is currently seeking to receive applications from appropriately qualified professionals for the post of Research & Publications Officer. The place of work is Vilnius, Lithuania. Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory...
Older Women's Network is seeking partners nationwide to apply for the Benefit 3 Basic Digital Skills Grant Scheme which closes on Tuesday August 2nd next. Under the scheme a number of organisations may work together as the project target for the...
On Saturday June 4th, 140 people attended the first Countess Markievicz School to listen to a variety of speeches, which ranged from the historical - on the Countess herself, thus setting the context of the school, to the role of women...
Wednesday 20 July 2011 from 11 -1.30 p.m. at Wynn's Hotel, 35-39 Lower Abbey St. Dublin 1Increasing interventions by government funders in the internal management of community and voluntary sector is one of the major problems facing organisations at the moment. These...
Not Natasha traces the tragically fractured and damaged lives of young girls and women caught up in human trafficking for prostitution within Europe. Dana Popa is a native of Romania, and her focus is on women who originate from the...
Justice for Magdalens (JFM) will conduct a public forum on Tuesday, 5th July, at UCD's Humanities Institute of Ireland on the Belfield Campus. Beginning at 10 a.m. in the "Seminar Room," JFM will present A Narrative of State Interaction with...
Published: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Published: Monday, June 27, 2011
Press Release The National Women's Council of Ireland has called urgently on the Irish government to intervene to protect the lives of Irish trained and other medical staff in Bahrain. At its Annual General Meeting in Dublin yesterday [ Thursday 23rd...
Longford Women's Manifesto Group was formed two years when women in the county felt alienated from local politics and dissatisfied with decision making processes. Women, within households, communities and society, do not have the same access to and control over...
ENTERPRISE Minister Richard Bruton has been warned that his proposals to reform wage-setting mechanisms could cause poverty for hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers.A coalition of unions and social justice groups has written to Mr Bruton, calling on him...
Published: Sunday, June 26, 2011
INTRODUCTION TO MINISTER LYNCH BY CLARE TREACEY, CHAIRPERSON OF THE NWCI.These are hard times for women in Ireland, and they don't look set to get any better any time soon. In such times, it is important to have champions,...
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