Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (February 2010) - Number 7
The theme is Mobilising Women for Human Rights Locally and Globally. The issue features articles on Banúlacht's ExChange Programme 2009 and on the new UN gender equality entity.
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (June 2009) - Number 6
This issue focuses on women’s economic and social rights and features the “We Can” campaign in South Asia, which aims aims to address the problem that violence against women by influencing 55 million people. We also look at the cut-flower industry. We highlight the work of organisations in the South that challenge the violation of women workers rights and propose ways that consumers in Ireland can use their power to promote human rights standards in the industry.
(For useful links on women’s rights in the cut-flower industry, click
here.)
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (March 2009) - Number 5
This issue features articles on women's organisations in
Tanzania, a report on the Feminist Open Forum, and a petition to ensure that
Irish Aid funds women's NGOs.
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (May 2008) - Number 4
This issue includes articles on economic literacy by: Sandra Ramos, "Maria
Elena Cuadra" women's organisation, Nicaragua; Julie Porter of the Central
America Women's Network, UK; Pauline Ennis of Access 2000, Wexford. Ursula
Barry, School of Social Justice, UCD, writes about her new book on Irish
feminism, "Where Are We Now?". Marjorie Mbilinyi of the Tanzania Gender
Networking Programme writes about gender and neoliberalism. In an article
entitled "A Charter for Women who Dare", Liepollo L Pheko introduces a
special feature on the African Feminist Charter. (A longer version of Ms Pheko's article is available
here.)
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (December 2007) - Number 3
This issue focuses on the September 2007 Exchange Visit by a group of women from Ireland to Tanzania where we linked with the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme and Kivulini Women’s Rights Organisation. The Bulletin documents the experience through reports from each of the six community based women who travelled from Ireland, as well as articles by Usu Mallya and Anna Mushi of TGNP, Lehohang Pheko of the International Gender and Trade Network, and Lucy Merere of Irish Aid.
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin (June 2007) - Number 2
This issue of Banúlacht's Gender and Development Bulletin
features case studies by Salome Mbugua, Margaret O'Leary and Mona El Farra on building women's leadership at local level; a report on the National Women's Strategy by Dr Joanna McMinn of the NWCI; as well as articles on gender mainstreaming strategies in development cooperation. There are also updates
on Banúlacht's work, a guide to human rights and feminist web sites and a new
section of brief reports on women's issues from around the globe. You can download it in
full colour
(PDF) or as
text only (Word doc).
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin
(November 2006) - Number 1
(Realising Women's Economic and Social Rights through Community Development)
The first issue of the Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin and features a combination of thought-provoking articles from community development activists, a “beginner’s guide” to women's economic, social and cultural rights, and case studies from Tanzania, Peru and Costa Rica. It is intended as a resource for community development and women’s organisations in Ireland, making links between community development processes in Ireland and the South. You can download the Bulletin
here
(PDF format) or contact Banúlacht to receive a copy by post.
