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1. Arifa Akbar: Don’t listen to the lipstick feminists
Excerpt: …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 with precipitous heels. It looked like a book launch that…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The pay gap between men and women in Ireland has widened, official figures have revealed.The difference in average wage levels had been decreasing for years but the trend has reversed since 2007.The latest report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows women are now getting paid almost 13 per cent…
Section: Latest News
3. Wal-Mart women to sue individually
Excerpt: …SAN FRANCISCO - Women who were part of a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc will have until the end of October to file individual lawsuits against the company, a US judge ruled.Women who say the company denied them pay raises and promotions because of gender bias are…
Section: Latest News
4. Profile of a revolutionary: Maryam Al-Khawaya
Excerpt: …Earlier this year a wave of revolutions rolled across the Middle East.Orchestrated via text messages on BlackBerries and call-outs on Facebook and Twitter, many of the uprisings were driven by young people no longer willing to tolerate their country's repressive politics or flagrant disregard for basic human rights.One of the…
Section: Latest News
5. AkiDwA’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations: Fundraising and Recognition Dinner
Excerpt: …We would like to cordially invite you to attend AkiDwA's 10th Anniversary Fundraising and Recognition Dinner on the 23rd of September 2011, to be held at the Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1.Akina Dada wa Africa (AkiDwA- Swahili for sisterhood), was established in August 2001 by a group of African…
Section: Newsflash
6. ACT NOW Staff Briefing on 6 September
Excerpt: …We are holding a briefing workshop for the staff of Act Now members at 2pm on the 6th of September. This will include discussion of the budget process, the campaign's plans for the coming months and key messages. Where Venue to be confirmed, in Dublin city centre. When 2pm, 6…
Section: Newsflash
7. Islam Ireland welcomes debate on burqa but government has no plans for ban
Excerpt: …THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL Centre of Ireland has welcomed the opportunity to debate the issue of banning the burqa in this country but the Department of Justice has said there are no proposals to do so.Click here to read the full journal.ie article...
Section: Newsflash
8. TD criticises male culture in Dáil
Excerpt: …THE CULTURE of Irish men was sometimes reflected poorly in the Dáil, Anne Ferris, recently elected Labour TD for Wicklow, told the Parnell Summer School yesterday."Indeed we need only look back a few weeks to the comment made by three Independent TDs about a female colleague in Fine Gael [Mary…
Section: Newsflash
9. TD criticises male culture in Dáil
Excerpt: …THE CULTURE of Irish men was sometimes reflected poorly in the Dáil, Anne Ferris, recently elected Labour TD for Wicklow, told the Parnell Summer School yesterday."Indeed we need only look back a few weeks to the comment made by three Independent TDs about a female colleague in Fine Gael [Mary…
Section: Latest News
10. France’s face veil ban takes effect today
Excerpt: …A CONTROVERSIAL BAN on face veils will come into effect in France today, with women wearing certain face coverings in public places risking fines of €150 and being obliged to attend a "citizenship" course.The ban will apply to Islamic dress such as the burqa (a full body covering which leaves…
Section: Latest News
11. Islam Ireland welcomes debate on burqa but government has no plans for ban
Excerpt: …THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL Centre of Ireland has welcomed the opportunity to debate the issue of banning the burqa in this country but the Department of Justice has said there are no proposals to do so.Responding to calls from the former Lord Mayor of Cork, Joe O'Callaghan, to ban the burqa…
Section: Latest News
12. On the issue of ‘moral recklessness’ in ‘sexsomnia’ men
Excerpt: …Vera Baird QC, Co-Director of Astraea: Gender Justice (Research and Education), has been looking at recent rape acquittals where the defence was 'sexsomnia'.A relatively new rape defence is that some men can be wholly without responsibility for sexual assaults because they may be unconscious and asleep while having sex -…
Section: Latest News
13. A diet book for six-year-old girls: the worst idea ever?
Excerpt: …Fancy putting your daughter off her food? Then buy her Maggie Goes on a Diet, a children's book aimed - according to Barnes & Noble, one of the many booksellers on whose website it is currently listed - at six- to 12-year-olds. It has been written and self-published by Hawaii-based…
Section: Latest News
14. Women face 70-year wait for top jobs equality
Excerpt: …It will take 70 years to achieve parity between men and women in the country's top jobs, according to a report released today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The survey Sex and Power 2011, dubbed a "call to arms" by women's employment-rights campaigners, reveals that women represent only 12.5…
Section: Latest News
15. More than 5,400 women ‘missing’ from 26,000 top posts in Britain, report finds
Excerpt: …Equality and Human Rights Commission finds advance towards equality is tortuously slow and subject to frequent reverses.More than 5,400 women are missing from Britain's 26,000 most powerful posts, according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The Sex & Power 2011 report, published on Wednesday, measures the…
Section: Latest News
16. How to create a feminist future
Excerpt: …UK Feminista's 'suffragette school' gave budding activists the tools they need to build a fairer world.School's out for 500 activists as they graduated yesterday from UK Feminista's second summer school. With interest in feminism sparking across the UK, this weekend's "suffragette school" in Birmingham aimed to equip budding activists with…
Section: Latest News
17. Calls to rape helpline rise as budget cuts extend waiting lists
Excerpt: …CALLS to a rape crisis helpline rose by almost a fifth last year as it was forced to cut its budget by 20%.Galway Rape Crisis Centre (GRCC) heard from 621 people in 2010, up from 518 the previous year, many who have waited decades before coming forward for help.Figures also…
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18. Feminist summer school: training the new generation of ‘suffragettes’
Excerpt: …Two-day UK Feminista event aims to mobilise activists and school them in art of campaigning and direct action.After just one day of classes at her summer school of choice, Emily Birkenshaw had already learned a crucial lesson: how to "go floppy" when facing arrest. "You're heavier then, so you can't…
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19. OWN Ireland Development and Membership Support Officer
Excerpt: …The Older Women's Network is a national network linking older women (55+) and older women's groups together to give a voice to older women in the decision and policy making process. OWN is now offering an opportunity to gain invaluable experience in supporting in the development of the organisation. This…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …The Mandate Trade Union is appointing a Lead Organiser and two other Organisers to work with their team.Click here for the details of the posts. The closing date for applications is 26th August, 2011.
Section: Newsflash
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