15 years ago, the Beijing Declaration recognised age discrimination as one of the factors contributing to the barriers to women's empowerment and advancement. Older women were specifically mentioned in the ...more

How has the status of older women in Northern Ireland changed since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) in 1995? This leaflet, prepared for the 54th session of ...more

Who Cares? This was the name of a campaign launched in 2006 by the European Women's Lobby to improve the provision of affordable, accessible and high-quality care services for children, ...more

At a time in their lives when many older people might expect to be cared for by their own children, a growing number, particularly women, are taking on caring roles ...more

This article explores the notion of 'troublesome' masculinities that characterise much of the policy thinking on problems of young men and gender. It notes that the socialisation of young men ...more