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1. Dismay as low waged workers are left in a limbo
Excerpt: …Yesterday's decision by the High Court that the JLC (Joint Labour Committee) system for setting wages is unconstitutional has been widely condemned.Among the 200,000 effected by this ruling, the implications for women in Ireland will be serious."Failure to protect the JLC system hits women and poor families the hardest", said…
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2. Sudanese journalist jailed for reporting rape women’s rape claim
Excerpt: …A journalist has been jailed for a month by a court in northern Sudan after she reported the claim by youth activist Safiya Eshaq that she was raped by Khartoum security forces (see WVoN story).Fatima Ghazali, a reporter at the Sudanese daily Al-Jarida, was convicted of publishing lies and ordered…
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3. Glass ceiling a persistent reality in many of Iseq’s big-name companies
Excerpt: …The majority of board memberships, executive and non-executive are still held by menDESPITE THE changing nature of gender relations in the workplace over the last few decades, corporate Ireland remains a predominantly male domain.An analysis of the board configuration of companies listed on the main securities market of the Irish…
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4. Urgent Appeal on behalf of imprisoned doctors in Bahrain
Excerpt: …CRISIS IN BAHRAIN - As the human rights crisis continues in Bahrain Front Line is deeply concerned about the ongoing prosecution of doctors and nurses who are facing the prospect of prison sentences simply because they treated injured demonstrators during the recent disturbances.We are also concerned at the severe sentences…
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5. Millions of women have no access to justice, says UN
Excerpt: …MORE THAN 50 per cent of working women globally, 600 million, are trapped in insecure jobs without legal protection, according to the first report of the new agency UN Women.A similar number do not have even basic protection against domestic violence, it finds, while sexual assault has become a hallmark…
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6. Women in Northern Ireland ‘back to 1950s’ in recession: ‘rebalance’ needed
Excerpt: …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', was commissioned by the Women's Resource and Development Agency.It examined in…
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7. EU report on fundamental rights of ‘irregular migrants’
Excerpt: …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 report shows that their irregular immigration status, coupled with challenges in regulating…
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8. We Are Men: Changing how young men think
Excerpt: …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 streaker races towards a sports pitch and collides (painfully, one…
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9. Magdalene pension claim supported by ‘ample evidence’
Excerpt: …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 London heard at the weekend.Maeve O'Rourke, a lawyer who represented…
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10. Ruhama is recruiting for an Outreach Worker
Excerpt: …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 recruiting to fill the following position:Outreach Caseworker (OUT/WKR)The primary role…
Section: Newsflash
11. VOTE FOR EMMELINE PANKHURST in THE GREAT EXHIBITION 2012
Excerpt: …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:"The Great Exhibition 2012 will capture the spirit from The Great…
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12. Y Lead? Young Female Leaders in Irish Society
Excerpt: …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 aimed at profiling young women from across Irish society who are…
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13. Women’s Manifesto Group: Opportunity for Women to Collectively Reconnect with Local Politics
Excerpt: …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 society, do not have the same access to and control…
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14. Marie Keating Foundation sun campaign
Excerpt: …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 how you can best protect yourself against skin cancer. As always…
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Excerpt: …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 agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives…
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16. OWN is looking for a Partner Organisation
Excerpt: …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 group is 1,000 persons. OWN is happy to be…
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17. Inaugural Countess Markievicz School
Excerpt: …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 in the political and media spheres in Ireland today.…
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18. Tackling the ‘Shadow Employer’ Role: The Next Steps Launch of Community Sector Employers’ Report
Excerpt: …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 inappropriate interventions also pose a growing threat to…
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19. Not Natasha Exhibition 7th July - 5th August 2011
Excerpt: …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 neighbouring Republic of Moldova, the poorest nation in Europe and…
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20. Justice for Magdalenes Public Forum 5th July
Excerpt: …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 the Magdalene Laundries to members of the public. The forum…
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