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women
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Argentina: Abortion rights bill falls but the struggle goes on
The women’s movement in Argentina has a proud history of unity in action to fight to legalizing abortion. It was this struggle which led, eleven years ago, to a bill being drafted for parliament, which has now been debated more than seven times.
Fight4Equality Calls for Action to Make Abortion Laws “Unenforceable”
Campaign group Fight4Equality has described the prosecution of a young women for accessing abortion pills as “ludicrous” and…
Cover up exposes paramilitarism – justice for Maíria Cahill
Just like the Catholic Church and the Irish and British States before them, Sinn Féin and the IRA…
Two years after Savita tragedy… Never Again – Abortion Rights Now Protest
5pm Tuesday 28 October Belfast City Hall On the second anniversary of Savita Halappanavar’s tragic death, protests are…
Women in World War One
Protests, strikes and equality World War One resulted in the horrific slaughter of millions of workers who were…
Beyonce’s trivialising of violence against women should be the last word in ridiculing her ‘Feminist Icon’ status
On 13 December 2013, singer Beyonce Knowles released a surprise self-titled ‘visual’ album. The promotional lead of the…
Consultation on abortion law change too limited
Minister for Justice David Ford has called a public enquiry into possible changes to the laws governing abortions…
Review: Being & Being Bought by Kajsa Ekis Ekman
By Laura Fitzgerald Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy & the Split Self by Kajsa Ekis Ekman. As…
Domestic violence: 3 reported cases every hour
By Ann Orr, In 2012, 1,220 racist attacks were reported to the PSNI. Reports of sectarian attacks numbered…
Sexism alive and well in Stormont
By Courtney Taylor, Recently it was announced that beauty pageant, Miss Ulster 2013 would be held in Stormont,…