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⏳ Five days to submit your abstract for the fifth joint conference 'Activism, Change and Feminist Futures: At the intersection of the personal and political' on the 5th-6th of November 2026! Keynotes by Dr Harriet Samuels and Dr Yemisi Sloane. Submit your abstract here ➡️ www.lexnetwork.org
🏳️🌈 Discover hidden histories and alternative perspectives at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, with our LGBTQIA+ guided tour this Saturday, 2 May. 🕑 Tour times • 14:00 – LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks • 15:30 – LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...
LGBTQIA+ Tours of Collins Barracks | Decorative Arts & History | National Museum of Ireland
Explore the National Museum through an LGBTQIA+ lens on our brand new tour.
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👏 Many thanks to Dr Aoife Hopkins-Doyle for her talk yesterday's talk! ❌ Are feminists "man-haters"? Her research confirms it's a myth, but we also learned about other nuances around this stereotype! 🙏Big shoutout to Prof. Ursula Barry for arranging the talk! @ahd01.bsky.social #genderstereotypes
📣 Apply now for the MA IN GENDER STUDIES at UCD starting September 2026. ‼️The MA covers feminist & queer theory, sexualities, masculinities, populist politics, welfare, gendered violence, migration, critical health studies, LGBTQ+ studies & post-colonial feminist analysis. ⬇️ LINK IN COMMENTS ⬇️
Four UCD research projects have received awards under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) National Energy Funding Programme 2025. Congratulations to Prof Shane Donohue, Dr Philip Donnellan, Dr Tomas Buitendijk & Dr Usman Safder! Read more: www.ucd.ie/research/new...
Mas deserve more! Why Maternal mental health is a feminist issue. Strength in Solidarity! 📆 Wednesday 4th March International Women's Day Mas event at 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast, 10-12 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
How Irish women can successfully start their own business in a system stacked against them www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...
How Irish women can successfully start their own business in a system stacked against them
Many girls in Ireland miss out on lucrative careers in science, technology, engineering, and maths thanks to legacy issues
irishtimes.com
Here's a great opportunity to get training in using @issda.bsky.social #ISSDADataverse, the open source platform that enhances how users access, discover & work with archived #SocialScience data. 🗓️Thurs, 16 October 12-1pm 📍💻 online via Zoom Register at Eventbrite issda_dataverse_demo.eventbrite.ie
On this week @ucddublin.bsky.social & @ucdspswsj.bsky.social , Prof Alison Phipps speaks on ‘the coloniality of sexual violence’, Sept 10, 4pm - booking (QR code) and venue details below - all welcome. #speirgorm
🚨 There is now an OPEN LETTER demanding accountability from McMaster University for partnering with SEGM - an anti-trans hate group. It’s open for ANYONE to sign - not just faculty, alumni, or students. 👉🏻 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter demanding accountability from McMaster for partnering with an anti-trans hate group
We, the undersigned, are McMaster faculty, alumni, and students; community members and organizations; and professionals and experts in trans health care and human rights. We write to demand accountabi...
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Jennifer@jennifilm.nz · 11mo agoThis is a fascinating story: SEGM commissioned systematic reviews on gender affirming care, claimed they showed care should be banned, so the authors have released this statement saying their research is being misused and that it is unconscionable to ban gender affirming care:
💬 Women penalised for anger on inequality A new study found that when women express anger about gender inequality, they are judged more negatively and gain less support for collective action. Tackling narrow gender norms may help 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #SciComm #GenderEquality 🧪
Women are derogated for expressing group-based anger which undermines collective action for gender equality
We investigate whether exposure to a woman who expresses anger about gender inequality is negatively evaluated and undermines collective action for gender equality. Research suggests that women are...
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Almost half NI race rioters reported for domestic abuse thedetail.tv/articles/alm...
Almost half NI race rioters reported for domestic abuse
The figures for Northern Ireland – 48% - were higher than the UK average (41%).
thedetail.tv
Who doesn't love a pro-choice print? Check out this "Power to Choose" A4 print with artwork from Elly Makem, available to purchase on our website! 👉https://buff.ly/RUX6zIh
It’s part of our cultural storytelling that killers in domestic homicides snap and lose control.... but it comes from a core belief in male power and control over women. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Recent tragedies expose a violent continuum of misogyny in Ireland — from verbal abuse to fatal domestic control and coercion
irishexaminer.com
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) is recruiting an Accompaniment Manager to lead and coordinate essential services for survivors of sexual violence.
Accompaniment Manager - Dublin Rape Crisis Centre
Find the latest vacancies across both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland for solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.
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Louder. LOUDER. Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Sarah Harte: Domestic killings rooted in male control and entitlement, not mental illness
Recent tragedies expose a violent continuum of misogyny in Ireland — from verbal abuse to fatal domestic control and coercion
irishexaminer.com
#jobklaxon #speirgorm The National Women's Council of Ireland - JOIN OUR TEAM: P.A. to the Director / Operations Officer www.nwci.ie/index.php/le...
JOIN OUR TEAM: P.A. to the Director / Operations Officer
An exciting opportunity has come up to join our team as P.A. to the Director / Operations Officer, a key role supporting the smooth and effective running of the organisation’s leadership, governance a
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📢 Are you a ECR/PhD candidate doing research on gender, sexuality, equality & justice? Then, consider joining the LEX Events Team! We need a person or 2 to: ✳️Help maintain & post to the LEX website ✳️LEX detail: lexnetwork.org ✳️Enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org @genderandjustice.bsky.social
LEX Research Network – Law Gender & Sexuality
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The ‘honest belief’ defence in rape cases rewards ignorance and insensitivity www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The ‘honest belief’ defence in rape cases rewards ignorance and insensitivity
There is no other type of crime in which an accused person can rely on their own interpretation of events - even if there is no reasonable explanation for their belief
irishtimes.com
So there is a review this week in @thenation.com of a book that is 1/3 about my mother and grandmother and their organizing work, and this is now the nth review that states the misinformation that the Wages for Housework Campaign ended in the 1980s. This is completely false. 🧵
The Enduring Lessons of Wages for Housework
Emily Callaci’s history of the international feminist movement examines the influence of their intellectual and political victories.
thenation.com
gcn.ie/nxf-launches... National LGBTQ+ Federation launches new Activist Academy in Ireland • GCN #speirgorm
National LGBTQ+ Federation launches new Activist Academy in Ireland
The NXF has launched its Activists Academy, and applications are now open for anyone passionate about LGBTQ+ rights and wider social justice.
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We seek a committed & dynamic feminist to join the existing team as a new book review editor @genderandjustice.bsky.social Details: ✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST ✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org ✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j... @lexnetwork.bsky.social
Gender and Justice – Call for Book Editor – LEX Research Network
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Pick up a 'Power to Choose' t-shirt for those sunny days ahead. This range features a fantastic pro-choice design by Elle Makem. Check out the full range and more here: buff.ly/fjv0WY9
👩🎓✨ A fantastic appointment. Our warmest congratulations to UCD alumna and lecturer, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, on being named the new Laureate for Irish Fiction www.ucd.ie/newsandopini...
Great piece by Caelainn Hogan today in the Guardian regarding the #TuamBabies excavation. Why has it taken Ireland a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why has it taken Ireland a decade to exhume the bodies of the 800 dead babies of Tuam? | Caelainn Hogan
The mass exhumation is vindication for campaigners – but their battle for justice is far from over, says Irish journalist Caelainn Hogan
theguardian.com
The Master's in Gender Studies at UCD is open for applicants to its 2025-2026 programme. It offers an interdisciplinary approach encompassing feminism, masculinities, queer and sexuality studies, social justice & activism. Learn more & apply here hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M... #genderstudies #speirgorm
