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1. NWCI welcomes the appointment of Susan Denham
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland warmly welcomes the appointment of the Honourable Susan Gageby Denham as the next Chief Justice of Ireland. This will make her the first woman to hold the position and the 11th Chief Justice in the history of the State.Born in Dublin, Susan was educated…
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2. Senior Police Role taken by Woman
Excerpt: …Following the resignation of John Yates, assistant commissioner Cressida Dick has been named head of counter-terrorism at the Metropolitan Police Service.Ms Dick oversaw the operation which saw Jean Charles de Menezes shot dead at the Stockwell Tube station on July 22, 2005 after police thought he was a suicide bomber.The…
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3. European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland A series of workshops on the Europe 2020 Strategy
Excerpt: …In March 2010 EU Member States including Ireland agreed on the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. This strategy includes 5 key targets on a number areas including education, employment and a commitment to reduce social exclusion and the number of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion…
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4. The Kathleen Lynn National Children’s Hospital Campaign
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland are happy to announce our support for the Kathleen Lynn National Children's Hospital Campaign as organised by Marie Mulholland and Tom Stokes.In light of all of her influential and wonderful work in helping those most vulnerable in society and her commitment to humanitarian causes,…
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5. Case study: Dealing with local government’s gender imbalance
Excerpt: …The issue of gender imbalance is not just limited to the boardrooms of private companies; there is also substantial evidence of an imbalance in favour of men across local government. In order to address the under-representation of women in management roles, the environment and economy directorate at Warwickshire county council…
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6. EU quotas on cards if boards don’t recruit women
Excerpt: …Viviane Reding the EU's gender equality commissioner, warned last week that Europe will suffer if it does not promote more women to top positions because of a shortage of talent across an ageing continent.Click here to read the full Independent article.
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7. Women of Northern Ireland told to pad barefoot back to the kitchen
Excerpt: …'The model of society being held up for women is: "go back to the home, pick up the unpaid caring role that we, the governments, cannot cover and we will focus on incentivising your husband to support you".(The Northern Ireland Economy: Women on the Edge, Women's Resource and Development Agency…
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8. UK government considers giving women right to know about violent men
Excerpt: …A campaign to give UK women the right to know if their partners have a history of violence was launched today.Hazel Blears, former Home Office minister, is leading the proposal, Clare's Law, named after Clare Wood who was murdered in 2009.Ms Wood was unaware of her killer's record of domestic…
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9. European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland - A series of workshops on the Europe 2020 Strategy
Excerpt: …In March 2010 EU Member States including Ireland agreed on the Europe 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth. This strategy includes 5 key targets on a number areas including education, employment and a commitment to reduce social exclusion and the number of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion…
Section: Newsflash
10. Tackling the ‘Shadow Employer’ Role: The Next Steps
Excerpt: …Launch of Community Sector Employers' Report 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…
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11. NWCI welcomes response to the Cloynes Report
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland calls for further action from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald after the response to the publication of Cloynes Report. The promised referendum will include the rights of the child in the Constitution which will help…
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12. Academic sexism is creating a strong subject divide
Excerpt: …Women - Universities and ZombiesThe higher education system is under attack; this much we know. Scratch beneath the surface and the story is even more apocalyptic, especially if you are a woman, or friends with one, or just someone who believes in equal rights. The year is 2011! Do we…
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13. Column: Abortion is a reality in Ireland – now we need to legislate for it
Excerpt: …IN 2010, A TOTAL of 4,402 women travelled from Ireland to Britain for abortion - 12 women every day.Since abortion was legalised in Britain in 1967, more than 140,000 Irish women have had abortions abroad. Irish law on abortion is the most restrictive in Europe. Abortion is a criminal offence…
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14. Solo verdict by female judge makes legal history
Excerpt: …Caroline English, a London judge, has made legal history by becoming the first to deliver a verdict on her own after discharging a jury.Under the 2003 Criminal Justice Act, judges may continue a trial on their own if satisfied the jury has been subject to interference and that the defendants…
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15. Academic sexism is creating a strong subject divide
Excerpt: …Women - Universities and ZombiesThe higher education system is under attack; this much we know. Scratch beneath the surface and the story is even more apocalyptic, especially if you are a woman, or friends with one, or just someone who believes in equal rights. The year is 2011! Do we…
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16. NWCI welcomes response to the Cloynes Report
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland calls for further action from the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald after the response to the publication of Cloynes Report. The promised referendum will include the rights of the child in the Constitution which will help…
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17. Kenny condemns Vatican response to allegations
Excerpt: …The Vatican's approach to clerical abuse inquiries in Ireland has been branded a disgrace by the Taoiseach today.In the wake of the report into the Catholic Church's response to allegations of abuse in the diocese of Cloyne, Enda Kenny warned new laws would not be stopped by canon rules.The Taoiseach…
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18. Calls for more transparency in Magdalene investigation
Excerpt: …CONCERNS have been raised that the terms of reference for the inter-departmental committee to investigate state interaction with the Magdalene Laundries have yet to be made public.The Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) group has written to Justice Minister Alan Shatter and independent chairperson of the committee Dr Martin McAleese, to express…
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19. Bill would impose jail for female genital mutilation
Excerpt: …LEGISLATION TO prevent female genital mutilation "is the first step to ensuring this practice does not take hold in Ireland", Minister for Health Dr James Reilly has told the Dáil. Introducing the Bill, he described the practice of the partial or total removal of external female genitalia as a "gross…
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20. Wallace sorry for ‘Miss Piggy’ jibe
Excerpt: …Wexford TD Mick Wallace has apologised to a Dáil colleague after he was caught calling her "Miss Piggy" in an exchange with two fellow Independents.Mick Wallace was heard muttering the remark about Fine Gael's Dún Laoghaire TD Mary Mitchell O'Connor when he believed the microphones in the chamber were off.In…
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