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Supporting women at work: Minister White announces funding boost.

Published: Monday, October 04, 2010

Statement by Mary White - Minister of state with responsibility for Equality, Integration and Human Rights.43 projects across Ireland to receive funding of up to €50,000 eachMinister of State for Equality, Integration and Human Rights Mary White has announced that she...

The Beginning of a Toxic Legacy

Published: Wednesday, September 29, 2010

A feeling of outrage pervaded the atmosphere at the Community Employers Sector Forum seminar which took place on 15th September in Liberty Hall Dublin.Members from the voluntary sector along with representatives from IMPACT, Siptu and ICTU came together to...

Moving in from the margins - women’s political representation in Ireland

Published: Monday, September 27, 2010

UCC Women's Studies in conjunction with the Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) presented the one day conference 'Moving in from the Margins: Women's political representation in Ireland' Speech by Susan McKay, CEO National Women'sCouncil Of Ireland at the conference,...

CLAIMING OUR FUTURE at the RDS

Published: Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Ireland is at a critical moment. You can help turn this crisis into a positive turning point. Claiming our Future is a unique event. It offers a chance for people, trade unions, community organisations, environmental groups and other civil society...

Protest Gathering

Published: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The Executive Council of Congress has organised a protest gathering to take place outside of Leinster House (Kildare Street entrance), onWednesday 29thSeptember between 1-2pm (assemble at 12.30pm outside Anglo Irish Bank, Stephen's Green), as part of the ETUC day...

Sign Up for a Better Future: Roadmap for a renewed and strengthened equality and human rights system

Published: Monday, September 20, 2010

Equality & Rights Alliance is seeking to mobilise civil society groups and activists and all those engaged in action against poverty, inequality and abuse of human rights to support our campaign for the implementation of this Roadmap for change. We...

Off Message By Jennifer O’Connell

Published: Saturday, September 18, 2010

Dear daughter: I wanted to write you a note of apology for the ways in which my generation has so dismally failed yours. Right now - through your four yearold eyes - the world is an uncomplicated place.When you...

NATIONAL WOMEN’S COUNCIL WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE BACHELET AS UN UNDER-SECRETARY FOR WOMEN.

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The appointment of a long time champion of women's rights to the new post of United Nations Under Secretary for Women is good news for the world's women, according to the National Women's Council of Ireland. "Michelle Bachelet, formerly Chile's...

Public Interview with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

FOMACS/BRITISH COUNCIL: PUBLIC INTERVIEW with Yasmin Alibhai-BrownWe are pleased to invite you to a public interview with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UK based broadcast journalist, writer and public speaker on race and cultural identities. Susan McKay, CEO of the National Women's...

Former Chilean President to Head New High-Profile UN Women’s Agency

Published: Monday, September 13, 2010

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to head United Nations Women (UN Women), a newly created entity to oversee all of the world body's programmes aimed at promoting women's rights and full participation in global affairs...

Irish Government Urged to Establish Legal Recognition of Children in LGBT Families

Published: Sunday, September 12, 2010

First of its kind ground breaking Irish report launched at ConferenceMarriage Equality proudly salutes the young adults who took part in Voices of Children, a report on a workshop that documents the experiences of young people growing up in Ireland...

taking stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals

Published: Monday, September 06, 2010

Dear colleagues and supportersof the Act Now on 2015 campaign, As you know, in less than 3 weeks' time, the UN Summit on the MDGs will take place in New York, taking stock of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.In addition...

Findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study

Published: Saturday, September 04, 2010

Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, today (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in July 2007.The Department of Health and Children in conjunction with the Department of...

National Women’s Council of Ireland calls for urgent action to get more women into the Dail

Published: Thursday, September 02, 2010

Ireland's already abysmal level of women politicians has fallen still further this week, with announcements from Olwyn Enright and Liz McManus that they are to quit the Dail. Ireland has now plummetted from 84th in the world ranking to 88th,...

Women opting out of the workplace is not a result of choice, but of a lack of it

Published: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Motherhood, the bête noire of 1970s feminism, is emerging as the raison d'être for 2010 feminismWHAT'S REALLY going on with women like Olwyn Enright, who quit a full-time job and head for home? It's convenient to view her move...

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