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1. Women opting out of the workplace is not a result of choice, but of a lack of it
Excerpt: …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 as an isolated one precipitated by the particularly tough working conditions…
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2. Miriam and Olwyn show why women avoid politics
Excerpt: …WHEN oh when is the big shiny penny going to drop with the XY chromosomes that dominate the governing part of the body politic in this country?Could the various hand-wringers in Leinster House perhaps stop moaning about the sad dearth of women in Irish political life long enough to examine…
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3. A Million Women vs. Wal-Mart
Excerpt: …For nine years, Wal-Mart has fought to stave off a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company has long discriminated against its female workers in pay and promotions. So far it has avoided a trial on the merits of the issue. The battleground instead is whether the million or so women…
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Excerpt: …Dear Supporter, As someone who cares about children in the developing world, can I ask for a minute of your time?Last year Ireland made a promise to spend 0.7% of our national income on overseas aid by 2015. We must keep this promise! Please click here to send an email…
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5. Mobilising for Gender Justice Beyond the MDGs! WIDE Opens a new Campaign
Excerpt: …Ten years after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Declaration was signed by 189 countries, the United Nations will celebrate MDG+10 Review Summit on 20-22 September 2010, in New York.WIDE keeps a critical view on the MDGs framework as a narrow and minimalist focus for measuring development and the advancement of…
Section: Newsflash
6. Information Session for Service Providers
Excerpt: …Information Session for Service Providers working with migrant women who are experiencing gender based violenceThis is a half day information session on the rights and entitlements of migrant women who are experiencing gender based violence.Trainer: Gill Kennedy, Training Officer, Immigrant Council of Ireland
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7. Hold the date! Tuesday, 5th October 2010
Excerpt: …The National Youth Council of Ireland is hosting a conference on youth employment and unemployment at Croke Park Conference Centre, Jones's Road, DublinThis one day event will allow young jobseekers, people in the youth and community sector, academics and policy makers in Government and state agencies to discuss current experiences,…
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8. There are times when plain English works best
Excerpt: …Free seminar for NGO sector Friday 10 September 2010, Newman House, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2With an estimated one in four adults having a significant literacy difficulty, agencies dealing with the public face particular challenges in ensuring that people can understand and use their services. One step in the right…
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9. MAXIMUM JOY (Can I lick the crumbs from your table?)
Excerpt: …MAXIMUM JOY (Can I lick the crumbs from your table?) in THE CLUBHOUSE at ABSOLUT FRINGE.Hello there.So we've been busy.In the last twelve months we have made three shows, toured them all (at least once) and put on a festival.But we want more. Oh look. We always want more.This year…
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10. Join us on Breast Health Day 15 October!
Excerpt: …This year, Europa Donna Ireland - the Irish Breast Cancer Campaign is focusing on lifestyle choices that can influence your future breast health and help prevent breast cancer. This year we are focusing on the slogan: Make Healthy Choices - Breast Health is up to you!We are encouraging groups around…
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12. How violence against women (VAW) affects our privacy and rights in the digital age
Excerpt: …A new edition examines how violence against women (VAW) affects our privacy and rights in the digital age. VAW survivors often experience intrusions into their privacy from their partners, spouses or the Statei. Moreover, privacy does not always work to women' s advantage. Family-centred approaches to privacy impose modesty and…
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13. Sponsored Walk at Killruddery Estate in Bray
Excerpt: …We are delighted to be organising, once again, our annual Sponsored Walk at Killruddery Estate, Bray, Co. Wicklow.Those of us that walked last year marvelled at the mountain and sea views as we walked through the farmlands and the estate woods filled with indigenous Wicklow trees. The event was exhilarating…
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14. Leadership Programme for Progressive Change
Excerpt: …This is a professional development programme for those interested in leading towards a new civic vision that holds social and economic concerns in harmony, imagines change through a social justice lens and encourages rigorous ethical debate in public life. Course Directors are Ann Louise Gilligan & Katherine Zappone: http://www.progressivechange.ie/about/team/Leaders who…
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15. Heart disease in women to be highlighted by range of events
Excerpt: …HEART DISEASE is the number one killer of Irish women, the Irish Heart Foundation said yesterday as it announced events for next month to highlight the issue.Consultant physician Dr Kate McGarry, chairwoman of the foundation's council on women and cardiovascular disease, said a woman died every two hours in Ireland…
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16. Calling all Older LGBT People…
Excerpt: …Homosexuality was criminalised, their relationships were often totally invisible, and many experienced discrimination, exclusion and even violence. While many survived and thrived, for many others those experiences have had a lasting impact.There has been enormous progress in Ireland over the last 20 years, not least with decriminalisation in 1993, the…
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17. Launch of the Irish Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2009
Excerpt: …Ms. Mary White T.D.Minister of State for Equality, Integration & Human Rights Launch of the Irish Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2009 I am delighted to be here today with you all to launch your 2009 Annual Report. This is my third visit to the Commission since I became Minister…
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18. Why men who use prostitutes can be as dangerous as Larry Murphy
Excerpt: …What is it that men in Ireland want, sexually, from women? Significant numbers, it seems, want to be able to have a girlfriend or a wife, with whom to enjoy socially accepted intimate relationships, while at the same time secretly ordering up the sexual services of women who are completely…
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19. RUHAMA ASSIST 196 WOMEN IN 2009
Excerpt: …22% increase in demands on Ruhama's services...In its Annual Statistics Report for 2009, published today, Ruhama confirmed that it had assisted 196 women affected by prostitution throughout the year. This included a significant number of women who had been trafficked into this country for the purposes of sexual exploitation and…
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Excerpt: …In a colourful display of solidarity, 3,000 gay, lesbian and bisexual people marched through the heart of Dublin to demand civil rights for same sex marriage. The march, organised by LBGT group Noise, took place on Sunday and ran from Dublin City Hall to the Department of Justice where the…
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