International Women's Day 2008 (1 Viewer)

[Buzzo]

Don't make me ask again, what are you guys getting me? I like ponies, fancy paper, knitting and bras.


Anyone doing anything awesome on Saturday?



Some reminders as to why we still need it here- (NWCI)

· Ireland has only a 13% representation of women in the Dáil (Parliament) a level of representation on par with that of Sub-Saharan Africa

· 30 years after the introduction of equal pay legislation there still exists a pay difference of 15% - women earn on average 15% less than men

· 1 in 5 Irish women are subject to physical, sexual or psychological abuse during their lifetime by a partner, husband, family member or acquaintance

· Abortion is illegal in Ireland except to save the life of the mother. Women have a right to travel to other countries for an abortion but 2 referenda in the last 10 years have tried to reverse these limited rights.


Here's some links.... post more!
www.internationalwomensday.com
www.womensaid.ie
http://www.ifpa.ie/abortion/iabst.html

Go on the birds!

PS- Pete I posted this originally in the politics forum by accident... can you delete the other one plz?

 

[shower another shower]

Only six days after Mothers Day.

 

[travispickle]

Go on the wimmin!

 

[therealjohnny]

lovely bottoms

 

[travispickle]

godsakes Johnny, you can't say that....

 

[Hector Grey]

sure isn't every day fecking womens day?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Just goes to show men are 15% better at their jobs than women.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

International women are hott

 

[Vinnie]

Go on the birds!

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=900236&postcount=96

 

[potlatch]

This bewk's being launched tomorrow on pretend IWD'08.

Academy Plaza Hotel, 17:30 if any o' yiz are interested.

Info here.

 

[Froog]

i love reading maps.

 

[potlatch]

Doyy...

Ye can't read the name in the pitchkur. It's called 'Where are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Ireland'.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

This bewk's being launched tomorrow on pretend IWD'08.

Academy Plaza Hotel, 17:30 if any o' yiz are interested.

Info here.

So contemporary Ireland is a puzzle and Ursula is going to help us figure out where/how the contemporary Irish woman fits in?


Is the answer Port Laoise?

 

[nofunchee]

Ireland has only a 13% representation of women in the Dáil (Parliament) a level of representation on par with that of Sub-Saharan Africa

yeah buzzo, how backward. racist!

 

[Scientician 0.8]

There are more women in higher education than men.
Men die younger than women.

 

[broken arm]

yeah buzzo, how backward. racist!

ha ha. that was the first thing I thought.

I have recently had a bit of a lesson in cultural sensetivity when dealing with stuff like this. using latent racism to illicit a certain response. or something

 

[nofunchee]

who did you offend?

 

[broken arm]

who did you offend?

i didn't offend anyone yet.

i'm working with some universities over here on sustainable design resources for design students and there are issues within the globalisation/consumption etc. modules that have to be treated sensitively because of international students...

basically we can't be "look at this shit country and how shit they are. now children, we don't want to be like them now do we. heil hitler."

 

[killy kill]

basically we can't be "look at this shit country and how shit they are. now children, we don't want to be like them now do we.."

They don't know you're Irish?

 

[Buzzo]

Doyy...

Ye can't read the name in the pitchkur. It's called 'Where are We Now? New Feminist Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Ireland'.

That looks cool.

yeah buzzo, how backward. racist!

SEXIST

I copy and pasted it from one of the National Women's Council of Ireland's main pages, thought it was pretty sketchy, but posted it anyway coz I was a bit preoccupied. Shamer.