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Women by Women photography exhibition comes to Cork

Women by Women is a unique photography exhibition that celebrates female trailblazers and the incredible talent of women photographers around the world. It will launch in Cork on 8th June 2023 in Cork City Library at 1pm. The event will

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Wangari Kinoti discusses feminist futures, care, climate, and women's rights at ActionAid event.
Feminist futures: care, climate and women’s rights

What: Feminist futures: care, climate and women’s rights will be a very special evening in conversation with Wangari Kinoti, ActionAid’s Women’s Rights and Feminist Alternative Lead. When: Wednesday 31st May 2023 at 6.30pm-8.00pm Where: Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square North,

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Pa’s story using a care diary

Caring activities such as childminding, caring for elderly relatives cooking and cleaning are essential to maintaining our societies. But the huge imbalance in how care is divided means that women and girls can be blocked from getting an education, working

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ActionTalks 2023 winner announced

Aimee Plunkett, a student at Colaiste Chiarain, Athlone, has today won ActionTalks 2023. Aimee won the national finals, held today in Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy today. Judges included Jennifer O’Connell, Irish Times; Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth; Maria Riordan,

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Celebrating women-responders this International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the women responding on the frontlines of emergencies and humanitarian crises.   Women are hit hardest in times of crisis and by climate change. When a family faces hunger, it is women who eat

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Ukraine: Women and girls experiencing escalating levels of violence with no adequate protection as situation worsens ‘by the day’

ActionAid is deeply concerned that the rights of women and girls affected by the Ukraine conflict are being failed. They aren’t receiving the protection they desperately need to safeguard them physically and mentally from abuse. Threats of sexual and gender-based

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