[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update 7th March 2008 - Celebrating International Women's Day 2008

[WiL Updates]

7th March 2008


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8th March is International Women's Day - you can read:
* What International Women's Day Means in Different Countries
according to wikipedia
* A History of International Women's Day: "We Want Bread and Roses
Too" from Womankind (March 1972)
* A History of International Women's Day in words and images
 - at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk
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Information added to women in london 6th and 7th 2008
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Group Listing:
* Women Into Non-Traditional Occupations (WINTO) is now part of the
directory

Forthcoming Events:
* LIWC Celebration Concert : London Irish Women's Centre
* Invitation to the Mayor's London Domestic Violence Forum : GLDVP
* The Changing Shape of Gender and Architectural Space : WDS for
Manchester WDG

Notices and Press Releases:
* New website goes live : Women and Manual Trades
* Comments on Whistleblower programme : Daycare Trust
* Sure Start evaluation welcome : Daycare Trust
* March 2008 Newsletter : GLDVP
* Mothers Day Fistula Appeal : Forward
* A Vision for Gender Equality : Fawcett

Vacancies:
* Head of Development Refuge
* Floating Support Worker (Hounslow/Richmond) Refuge
* Floating Support Workers x 2 (Lewisham) Refuge
* Domestic Violence Services Manager (South West Cambridgeshire)
Refuge

Info Added:
* Index of Information Added to Website in December 2007 Archived

womensphere
* Index of current postings
* RSS feed of most recent postings

International Women's Day Events 2008 blog and listing
* RSS feed of most recent IWD listings

WiL Calendars
* Women's Events 2008
* Women's Funding and Consultation Deadlines 2008
* Women's Training and Courses Dates 2008
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International Women's Day blog:
* Index of all events http://iwd2008.wordpress.com
* Index of events London
http://iwd2008.wordpress.com/index-of-events-london/
* Index of events other cities / regions
http://iwd2008.wordpress.com/index-of-events-outside-london/

See attached document for list of events added to blog since last
e-update
We are still adding information so please keep checking
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New on womensphere http://womensphere.wordpress.com

* Marital splits are still costly for mothers
* Study finds a third of mothers slip down career ladder· Professional
women pay the price of starting family
* Forced marriage fears over 33 girls missing from city schools
* Lord Advocate calls for rape law reform in Scotland
* Rape cases: police admit failing victims
* Litherland and Netherton domestic violence is targeted
* Why I'm going behind bars for Women's Aid in Cardiff
* Domestic violence cases on the rise in Portugual
* Campaign looks to raise awareness of domestic violence in Lebanon
* UN's Main Women's Body Remains Leaderless
* Egyptian women's groups are too divided to stand
* Nigerian Women Lobby for Equal Rights
* Publicity following recent domestic violence deaths has resulted in
more calls to the 016 helpline in Spain
* Proposed legislation could end all prostitution advertising in
Israel
* Save Sheila Rowbotham International Campaign (Deadline: 10 March,
2008)
* New index page to current postings created
* Easter party! Knickers to the Byelaws!
* Launch New Report On No Recourse To Public Funds And Violence
Against Women In The Uk
* Ladyfest London 2008 - looking for volunteers
* Motherland - 2 additional performances on 15th March
* Domestic violence: culture change needed in Suffolk
* Domestic violence sufferers considered most at risk of severe
injuries or even death will be targeted for extra help by a new scheme
in Bradford
* The freedom to never prostitute oneself - letter to Canadian PM
* Students turn to sex work to help pay for university in Australia
* Australian PM's panel "too male, too white"
* The Pope rules out feminist theology
* Hundreds of thousands of women in poor countries die each year
during pregnancy or childbirth from largely avoidable causes
* Less silence, more science could make anal sex safer
* UN Backs Push to End Female Circumcision
* Unicef Helps Launch Campaign Against Surging Child Rape Rates in
Zimbabwe
* Cultural practices buttress Sierra Leone poverty - UN
* New book explores women's side of Balkan wars
* Women's groups disheartened by former president Moshe Katsav's plea
bargain to avoid rape charges in Israel
* Women for Women Cycle Cuba
* Sheila McKechnie Awards 2008 for emerging and grassroots
campaigners - apply by 5pm 14th March

Index of current postings at
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/index-to-current-postings/
Subscribe:
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/subscribe-to-receive-blog-via-email/
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeninlondontraining/2008-March/date.html

* Fw: National Training Events in April 2008: "Local Area Agreements:
Brave New World?"
* Olympics funding diversion 'will hit smaller groups hardest'
* Safer London Foundation - Youth Strategy grant applicatioins by 3pm
on 7th March
* Daphne-III Project, Call for Partners for DV work
* Vulnerable Alone - Together Strong (Domestic Violence & Sexual
Violence Conference) Bristol
* Third Sector Women - Mentors sought
* Sheila McKechnie Awards 2008 for emerging and grassroots
campaigners - apply by 5pm 14th March
* Co-operative Foundation Community Support Programme - Co-op
regions - apply 7 Mar - 6 Jun - 5 Sep
* net:gain - subsidised support for VCS ICT planning etc. - register
by 30th March to qualify

Or subscribe to e-group at
http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining
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Deborah at women in london post at womeninlondon.org.uk
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