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Incredible strength of rape victims in eastern Congo

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Every hour in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 48 women are raped - around 1,100 a day (see WVoN coverage).And many women have lost husbands and families to the ongoing violence in the country.To be a...

Inquest into Manchester mother’s murder reopened

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A coroner has reopened an inquiry into the death of a Manchester mother who had warned police that her husband would kill her.Sabina Akhtar,26, was stabbed to death by her taxi driver husband Malik Mannan just four days after...

Where were the mainstream media during the women’s revolution?

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Lindsey Hilsum of Channel 4 News would like to know where the women were in the Libyan revolution.She has identified their presence in Egypt, Tunisia and Bahrain, but not in this particular instance of the Arab spring.Well, back in...

Battered women to tell their stories via e-mail

Published: Monday, August 29, 2011

Victims of domestic violence - often too frightened to tell anyone about their suffering - are to get their own e-mail forum.Victims of domestic violence - often too frightened to tell anyone about their suffering - are to get...

Huge increase in women and children seeking domestic violence services

Published: Sunday, August 28, 2011

THREE TIMES MORE women and children in Ireland are homeless because of domestic violence since last year, according to a new study.The domestic violence charity Sonas Housing has reported a 163 per cent increase in the use of its services...

Forbes announce the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women

Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Forbes have announced the world's 100 most powerful women and the list includes some inspirational and powerful women who are blazing a trail for women all over the world. They run the gauntlet from CEOs to politicians to cultural icons. It...

Most victims of sex trafficking are African, says support group

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

MORE THAN HALF of sex trafficking victims who sought help in Ireland last year were from Nigeria, a support group has said in its annual report.According to Ruhama, a non-government organisation which supports women affected by prostitution, 204 women involved...

Prostitution infiltrating rural areas, says agency

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

TECHNOLOGY HAS aided the spread of prostitution into rural Ireland with pimps and traffickers now able to monitor women working in small communities, women's agency Ruhama has said.The agency, which helps victims of trafficking and women involved in prostitution,...

Is it time for Irish women to go Dutch?

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

With part-time work the norm among young Dutch mothers, is it any surprise that they are happier than their counterparts in other countries around the world?FOR OUT-OF-WORK Irish women, including victims of the current economic malaise, Wieteke Spruijt-de Boer's...

Review of The Female Man

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

Take a moment and ask yourself whether you would hide a secret army of women to fight in the battle against men in a distant alternative future.The Female Man by Joanna Russ asks just that question. I picked up...

Women’s Resource and Development Agency launch new website

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

The Women's Resource and Development Agency have launched a brand new website revealing a new online identity and new social media communications strategy aimed at attracting a wider audience to the Agency.The new look website has a fresh vibrant...

Ruhama launch 2010 Statistics Report

Published: Monday, August 22, 2011

Ruhama have launched their 2010 Statistic Report.An audio file of the testimony "an escort's story" will shortly be available on their website www.ruhama.ie.Click here to read the report in full.

Ireland’s sex trade ‘thriving’

Published: Sunday, August 21, 2011

About 1,000 women are working as prostitutes in Ireland every day, an agency which supports those in the sex trade said.Ruhama said it worked with 204 women last year, up 4% on the previous year, while the number of new victims of...

Gender quotas to be considered for state boards

Published: Sunday, August 21, 2011

THE Justice Minister is considering gender quotas to ensure there are more women in important decision-making positions on state boards.Data being compiled for the Department of Justice is expected to show women make up just 34% of state board positions...

Arifa Akbar: Don’t listen to the lipstick feminists

Published: Sunday, August 21, 2011

I remember going to the launch of one of Shere Hite's sex surveys which focused on female desire, and being stunned not by what she said but by how she looked. She was heavily made-up and wore a spray-on dress...

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