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Excerpt: …The Zagreb Centre for Women's Studies in collaboration with the five institutions listed below is pleased to announce the sixth postgraduate course on Feminisms in a Transnational Perspective. This year's theme is Women's Heritage: Untitled.Course co-directors:Rada Boric, Centre for Women's Studies, Croatia rada.boric@zenstud.hrAntonella Riem and Natka Badurina, Faculty of Modern…
Section: Newsflash
2. Jay-Z – dropping the word ‘bitch’ doesn’t begin to cover it
Excerpt: …Sean Carter, who performs under the name Jay-Z, has apparently vowed never again to use the word bitch in the wake of the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. And while I celebrate and congratulate his new fatherhood, this vow didn't impress me.It doesn't begin to address his role…
Section: Latest News
3. Marriage Equality launches Civil Partnership Supplier Directory
Excerpt: …Today marks the official launch of Marriage Equality's new Civil Partnership Supplier Directory - an online resource for same sex couples planning their civil partnership ceremonies. The new section of the Marriage Equality website - which went live on December 1st last year - features a directory of gay-friendly venues,…
Section: Latest News
4. DOOR TO WORK III REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Excerpt: …Are you a migrant woman and do you want to increase your chances in the competitive job market? AkiDwA's Door to Work programme might be a good place to start. Door to Work III (January - June 2012) is now open for registration. The programme offers migrant women an opportunity…
Section: Newsflash
5. Sonas Job Vacancy: Housing Officer
Excerpt: …Sonas Housing Association provides support, housing and refuge to women and their children who are homeless due to domestic violence in a number of sites in the Dublin area.We are seeking to appoint a full-time Housing Officer, initially on a one-year contract basis, with provision for extension pending further funding.Reporting…
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6. Tory feminists: the true blue sisterhood
Excerpt: …Who says feminists can only be leftwing? An influential group of Conservative women MPs are increasingly vocal about the need to tackle gender equality. With radical views on parenting and work, can free-market feminism leave its mark?The woman in the photograph is smiling a fixed, red-lipsticked smile that doesn't quite…
Section: Newsflash
7. Stieg Larsson was an extremist, not a feminist
Excerpt: …When Rooney Mara, star of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, suggested that Lisbeth Salander was not a feminist, Stieg Larsson's partner knew how to put her down. "Does she know what film she has been in?" asked Eva Gabrielsson, who shared much of Larsson's life until his death in…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …Following a successful nomination to the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) by Marriage Equality, Senator Katherine Zappone and her partner Dr Ann Louise Gilligan have been featured in the EU organisation's "Women Inspiring Europe" 2012 calendar. With the publication of the calendar, currently in its second year, EIGE aims…
Section: Newsflash
9. NWCI CEO to speak at "How To Elect More Women" Conference
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland CEO Susan McKay is to speak at the "HOW TO ELECT MORE WOMEN?" ConferenceA Conference convened by MINISTER OF STATE, KATHLEEN LYNCH, T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People And DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY (with support from European Social Fund)Click…
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10. Stieg Larsson was an extremist, not a feminist
Excerpt: …When Rooney Mara, star of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, suggested that Lisbeth Salander was not a feminist, Stieg Larsson's partner knew how to put her down. "Does she know what film she has been in?" asked Eva Gabrielsson, who shared much of Larsson's life until his death in…
Section: Latest News
11. Tory feminists: the true blue sisterhood
Excerpt: …Who says feminists can only be leftwing? An influential group of Conservative women MPs are increasingly vocal about the need to tackle gender equality. With radical views on parenting and work, can free-market feminism leave its mark?The woman in the photograph is smiling a fixed, red-lipsticked smile that doesn't quite…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …Following a successful nomination to the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) by Marriage Equality, Senator Katherine Zappone and her partner Dr Ann Louise Gilligan have been featured in the EU organisation's "Women Inspiring Europe" 2012 calendar. With the publication of the calendar, currently in its second year, EIGE aims…
Section: Latest News
13. NWCI CEO to speak at "How To Elect More Women" Conference
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland CEO Susan McKay is to speak at the "HOW TO ELECT MORE WOMEN?" ConferenceA Conference convened by MINISTER OF STATE, KATHLEEN LYNCH, T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People And DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EQUALITY (with support from European Social Fund)Speakers…
Section: Latest News
14. Member’s Meeeting: The X Case: 20 Years of Inaction
Excerpt: …The NWCI in association with the Irish Family Planning Association will be holding a members meeting The X Case: 20 Years of Inaction on Wednesday 29th of February from 10.30am to 3.30pm in our new offices in Parnell Square.The members meeting will mark the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court…
Section: Newsflash
15. Older Women’s Network Nollaig na Mban celebration with Miriam O’Reilly
Excerpt: …The Older Women's Network is holding a lunch to celebrate Nollaig na Mban on Wednesday January 18th next in the Academy Plaza Hotel at 1.15pm. Our guest speaker Miriam O'Reilly, the former BBC presenter of Countryfile will be making a presentation on the successful outcome of her case against the…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …The Cavan Centre is a Community Development project offering residential programmes to marginalised and disadvantaged communities, groups and individuals of all ages.Since 1977 the Centre has been delivering a range of educational, creative, recreational and activity programmes aimed at targeted users with the aim of encouraging them to reach their…
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17. A Quick Reminder: Ask Minister Shatter to reconsider cuts to NWCI budget
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland has been hit with a massive 35% cut to core funding in budget 2012. This attempt to silence the NWCI in this time of need must be reversed. We ask you to take action by asking Minister Shatter to reverse this draconian cut.The government…
Section: Newsflash
18. The voice of anti-racism in Ireland - INAR
Excerpt: …In Ireland we work to counter racism with help from our friends and supportersWhat we doThe European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland is a national network of anti-racist NGOs, which aims to work collectively to highlight and address the issue of racism in Ireland including through the promotion and monitoring…
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19. Co-Editor of Women’s Views on News, Jem McCarron’s guest blog
Excerpt: …Half of us are WomenWhen I took on my role at feminist news site Women's Views on News (WVoN), I knew I was doing something positive towards a cause I had always supported. Little did I know how much it would deepen my conviction that feminism is an essential movement…
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20. OWN Nollaig na Mban celebration with Miriam O’Reilly
Excerpt: …The Older Women's Network is holding a lunch to celebrate Nollaig na Mban on Wednesday January 18th next in the Academy Plaza Hotel at 1.15pm. Our guest speaker Miriam O'Reilly, the former BBC presenter of Countryfile will be making a presentation on the successful outcome of her case against the…
Section: Latest News
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