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Speech of President Higgins on the Occasion of the Opening of the New Offices of the National Women’

Published: Thursday, March 08, 2012

Dia dhaoibh a chairde inniu. Tá an-áthas orm bheith libh ar an ócáid speisialta seo.It gives me great pleasure to join you today for the double celebration of International Women's Day and the opening of these lovely...

Acting CEO Orla O’Connor’s speech at President Michael D. Higgins visit on International Women’s Day

Published: Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Thank you President Higgins for your truly inspirational words, and thank for opening this new premises which we hope will provide a new and important space for women's organisations to come and meet, reflect and organise.Thank you also for...

The History of International Women’s Day

Published: Tuesday, March 06, 2012

International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. It is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic...

National Women’s Council of Ireland and SIPTU call for action on the Gender Pay Gap in Ireland on E

Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012

Press ReleaseThe Gender pay gap in Ireland is 17.1% according to a new publication launched by the EU Commission on the Gender Pay Gap today. Young women earn more than 90% of male wages but this falls to 71.5% in the 35-44 age...

Irish women earn 17% less than men

Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012

Women are still earning substantially less than men in Ireland despite efforts to promote equality in the workplace.According to a study by the European Commission, women here earn on average 17.1 per cent less than men.The study also indicated...

Wronged women of Liberia reluctant to revisit human rights abuses

Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012

Having already testified to a government commission, victims of sexual violence eschew new process based on traditional justiceThe women sat on plastic chairs arranged in a circle, some breast feeding, others with small children at their feet. This is their...

New figures show outcome of pregnancies as a result of rape

Published: Thursday, March 01, 2012

FIGURES RELEASED BY the Rape Crisis Network have detailed the outcome of pregnancies which occured as a result of rape in Ireland.A total of 1,545 survivors of sexual violence attended rape crisis centres around the country in 2010. Of these, 75 became...

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