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1. UN official decries ‘overlooked’ crime of rape during conflict
Excerpt: …Rape is one of the world's greatest peace and security challenges, a senior United Nations official said today, adding that rape in times of conflict remains one of the least-condemned war crimes, leading to impunity for perpetrators.Rape "is not a crime that the world can dismiss as collateral damage or…
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2. Risk to society from brutal rapist ‘underestimated’
Excerpt: …The women's rights campaign group yesterday said there was public concern after reports that there was no surveillance planned of the Wicklow sex offender once he walks free in two days' time.NWCI chief executive Susan McKay also said there were questions to be answered over why violent offenders like Murphy…
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Excerpt: …As the debate gathers pace across Europe on the practice of Muslim women wearing headscarves and full-face veils - known as niqab - The Irish Times speaks to five women who wear the niqab in IrelandAISHA CHUCKLES as she tells the story of the child that stopped in the middle…
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4. Guerrilla Girls Take On Irish Arts Exclusion of Women
Excerpt: …In 2008, 86% of solo museum exhibitions at the Irish Museum of Modern Art were of male artists. It is not that there are no women around. Solo exhibitions by women at IMMA represented 44% of the total in 2004, so there has been a steep decline to 14%. Just…
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5. idea of "quotas" for women in politics,
Excerpt: …Senator Ivana Bacik - OPINION: The Senator, who has championed gender quotas in the selection of political candidates, responds to yesterday's Irish Times survey which found that a big majority of women TDs are against the ideaMARY MINIHAN'S survey of women TDs, published in The Irish Times yesterday, shows that…
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6. Malaysia state backs child marriage
Excerpt: …A Malaysian state is to allow Muslim girls under the age of consent of 16 years to wed in a bid to stem unwed pregnancies, angering the country's women's activists and politicians.The Islamic council in the southern Malaysian state of Malacca yesterday announced that it would to allow marriage for…
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7. "NATIONAL WOMEN’S COUNCIL SLAMS "I’M ALRIGHT JILL" ATTITUDES AMONG WOMEN POLITICIANS.
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council has criticised women TDs who oppose measures to correct the extreme under representation of women in Dail Eireann. "The reasons why so few women make it into political power in Ireland and elsewhere have been well identified. This 'I'm alright Jill' attitude shows a sad lack…
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8. Ireland’s hotel industry: Another grim story
Excerpt: …Another grim tale by Ciara Moynihan of the Mayo NewsDespite the seasonal upswing, the hotel industry remains in a desperate state. According to an Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) survey conducted this year, 88 per cent of hoteliers were concerned about the viability of their business for 2010. What is to…
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9. Recession, surge in helpline calls, .... families break up and lost jobs
Excerpt: …By Susan McKay, CEO of National Women's Council of IrelandOne day last week, in an Irish city, a woman met her husband's psychiatrist. The husband had been violent and abusive towards the woman throughout their marriage. He was attending the psychiatrist because of depression and addiction to gambling. He had…
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10. Community Development Position in Cavan With the Irish Traveller Movement
Excerpt: …The Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) is a national Traveller organisation that promotes the recognition of Travellers as a nomadic ethnic group in Irish society.ITM is recruiting for the following position:Community Development Worker for Co. Cavan. - Full time positionThe primary objective of this post is to lead in the development…
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Excerpt: …The Fair Hotels campaign is an initiative of hotel workers and their trade union representatives. Fair Hotels are hotels that treat their staff fairly. Our objective is to support and promote quality employment in the hotel industry in Ireland by encouraging consumers to choose Fair Hotels for leisure, meetings and…
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12. Social Welfare Bill Update
Excerpt: …Below are extracts from the second stage speeches on the Bill made by Aengus and his party colleague Martin Ferris. Aengus focused on youth unemployment while Martin focused on the one parent payment scheme. alternatively you can view Aengus' speech Aengus also tabled an amendment (see below) which if adopted…
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13. Independent voice needed to balance lobbying of finance sector
Excerpt: …Banking interests make representations to legislators, but there is no organised counter analysis, writes Eithne Reid O'Doherty*SOCIETIES ARE at a crossroads. The survival of democracy itself is being questioned due to the present financial instability, increased nationalism, protectionism and xenophobia - the same factors that led ultimately to the rise…
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Excerpt: …"The Immigrant Council of Ireland invites you to this year's Mothers & Daughters lunch on 17th of September at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.This event is an excellent opportunity to support the ICI to raise funds for its work with the victims of sex trafficking in…
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16. Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern for Claiming Our Future Event Position
Excerpt: …This is a full time (35 hours per week) for 6 months based at 9 Cavendish Row, Dublin 1. Reporting to Claiming Our Future Initiative Coordinator, the Communications, IT and Social Media Support Intern will carry out the following tasks- Manage content on the website- Manage social networking tools- Liaise…
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17. CALL FOR CONSULTANCY APPLICATIONS - Consultancy for UN SR VAW -Intersectional & Multiple Gender
Excerpt: …CALL FOR CONSULTANCY APPLICATIONS - UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN TERMS OF REFERENCE The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo, wishes to carry out comprehensive research on the topic of intersectional and multiple forms of discrimination in the context of violence…
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18. Make healthy choices - Breast health is up to you!
Excerpt: …Taking exercise and being physically active + keeping a normal body weight + eating a healthy diet can help protect your breast health!For Breast Health Day this year, Europa Donna Ireland is focusing on lifestyle choices that can influence your future breast health and help prevent breast cancer.Why not organise…
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19. Anger as council plans to remove Magdalene Laundry sculpture
Excerpt: …A city council has insisted it intends to remove a sculpture erected just last year to women who suffered at a Magdalene laundry.The sculpture was erected on International Women's Day in March last year close to the former Magdalene Laundry in Galway city centre.But now, it is to be removed…
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20. Migrant group accuses Dept of Justice of stonewalling asylum process
Excerpt: …A group representing female migrants has accused the Department of Justice of blocking a proposal to provide a dedicated centre for vulnerable women in the asylum process.Salome Mbugua, director of the charity Akidwa, said there was ''considerable resistance'' from senior officials at the department to a proposal to designate one…
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