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25 Nov 2012

Poor pay for part-time workers hits women especially

A 36 per cent pay gap between part- and full-time workers is the main barrier to closing the gender pay gap and tackling in-work poverty, the government has been told.
25 Nov 2012

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Today (25 November 2012) is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The Day has been officially recognised by the United Nations since 1999.
24 Nov 2012

North East women 'reclaim the night'

Women in the North East will be coming together this evening (24 November) as part of the region's Reclaim the Night event in Newcastle, hosted by the Northern TUC.
22 Nov 2012

Churches launch '16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence'

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting individuals and church congregations to join “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence”.
21 Nov 2012

Women bishops: time for some C of E self-examination

General Synod’s rejection of a motion allowing women to be bishops has badly damaged the Church of England’s credibility. It's time for some wider reflection and self-examination.
21 Nov 2012

The Church of England and women: a rare moment of clarity?

The recent decision of the Church of England not to admit women as bishops is a moment of clarity. It is a lifting of a veil, an opportunity to see things as they really are, suggests Dr Fran Porter. For what has been – and continues to be – at the heart of the disagreement, is the Church of England’s attitude to women. And not just to its own female members, but to all women.
20 Nov 2012

An anti-women 'church within a church' is unacceptable

The Christian message is at heart about reconciliation. But the church which is supposed to proclaim and live that message has often failed to do so in its own life and example, sometimes spectacularly.
6 Nov 2012

Chinese women’s rights activist sent to labour camp

A prominent Chinese women’s rights activist, Mao Hengfeng, has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years in a labour camp, amid protests.
31 Oct 2012

Reparations for war-time rape urged on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sexual violence during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina shattered the lives of thousands of women, a new human rights briefing says.
21 Aug 2012

Fresh perspectives offered on women reshaping religion

An Edinburgh festival discussion has sought to look at how women’s experience can reshape what gets labelled ‘religion’ in fresh, positive ways.

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