Women Peacekeepers: A meeting with the Irish Defence Forces
Some meetings are just so satisfying. This week I met with a General in the Irish Defence Forces to discuss the findings from my PhD research. The title of my thesis is 'Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation'. In the meeting I was deeply gratified to find myself sitting opposite a military man who really got what my research meant and warmly engaged with me on how it could be used within the Defence Forces to suppo
My Reason for Blogging
I didn't decide to be a women's rights consultant - it chose me. You see, I was approached by individuals/organisations to undertake research, evaluations, facilitations during the time that I was completing my PhD, and while it had occured to me as a possible career direction it was really nice to be asked. When I sat down and seriously thought about setting up my own consultancy I knew I would have to have an online presence and that would mean putting myself out there. In
It’s time for Zero-Tolerance of Male Violence against Women
Someone once said ‘every cloud has a silver lining’, but a silver lining may be difficult to come by if you are a woman survivor of male violence. However, yesterday was the first time I came away from a conference on ending violence against women feeling genuinely optimistic. A huge task I know, and a long journey, but glimmers of hope where shared by the courageous, forward thinking speakers. Of the speakers at the ICGBV’s ‘Moving Beyond Fear’ conference I was particularly
