Equal number by gender of parliamentary candidates.

Equal number of male and female parliamentary candidates. NICOLA Sturgeon is underlining  support for a legislated candidate quotas of 50 per cent women for all political parties by 2020. The Scottish First Minister is speaking at a conference next month organised by the Women 50:50 campaign that was recently awarded funding by the Joseph Rowntree…

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uk: No evidence of “safe” level of alcohol for pregnant women.

Pregnant women should not touch a drop of alcohol, because there is no evidence of a “safe” threshold, doctors have said.   Experts in paediatrics and pregnancy writing in the BMJ, said women planning a family were being given too much “conflicting advice” which could put their child at risk.  Mary Mather, a retired paediatrician, and…

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ie: HRB Internship Programme 2015

HRB Internship Programme 2015 The HRB is building capacity in health research and encouraging and supporting our early stage researchers in the development of their careers. The HRB runs an Internship Programme, offering researchers at the early stage of their careers opportunities for first-hand experience of working in a state agency  with experienced professionals and…

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Research Training Fellowships for Healthcare Professionals 2016

Research Training Fellowships – Healthcare Professionals Summary: All grant applications are made through the HRB Grants E-Management System (GEMS). See Call Guidance Notes below for details. Host Institutions approve and submit each application on behalf of applicants. Please make this a time consideration when preparing your grant application. Details The Health Research Board (HRB) Strategic…

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Can participatory democracy rescue the EU project

Participatory democracy to the rescue of the EU project The European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Parliament as co-legislator in the majority of EU policies, an enhanced role for national parliaments: the Lisbon Treaty has brought about many positive changes to bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens. However, the existing Treaties provide untapped…

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eu: Eugenmed – Agenda for meeting 30th June 2015

EUGenMed Final conference “Presentation of the Roadmap” Tuesday, 30th June 2015, 8.15-16.30 at: The Permanent Representation of the  Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14,  1040 Brussels, Belgium. Through the establishment of a European Gender Health Network and several thematic  workshops,the European Gender Medicine Project (EUGenMed) developeda roadmap for the implementation of sex and gender in biomedicine and health research. We produced diverse instruments (position papers, policy briefs, review papers, implementation, recommendations, slides etc.) to aid the incorporation of sex and gender within the areas of medical research, health care and policy. Now, at our final conference, we will present these products and collectively define the road for future implementation. Programme: 8.15-9.45 Registration and coffee, informal discussions with project leaders 9.45-10.00 Welcome by the official host The Permanent Representation of the  Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union. 10.00-10.15 Welcome and representation of EUGenMed Project Partners Charité: Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, UM: Ineke Klinge, EIWH: Peggy Maguire, 10.15-10.30 Overview on the EUGenMed Project goals – The roadmap  Vera Regitz-Zagrosek 10.30-11.45  Results from WS clinical medicine and pharmacology (1.1) and basic research (1.3) Chairs: Vera Regitz-Zagrosek/Angela Maas Sex and gender issues in clinical cardiology Angela Maas, The Netherlands Drug therapy Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Sweden Basic research Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Germany  Discussion with all stakeholders 11.45-12.45 Results from WS on public health and prevention (1.2) Chairs: Ineke Klinge Facts in public health Lucie Dalibert, The Netherlands Implementation into public health practice and policy Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Germany Discussion with stakeholders…

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European Gender Medicine Project Final Conference

PRESS RELEASE European Gender Medicine Project hosts final conference in Brussels 30 June 2015, In a one day final conference hosted by the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, the European Gender Medicine Project (EUGenMed) partners met with over eighty experts and stakeholders to discuss the future of Gender…

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Recognise and resist sexual aggression

An intensive program for female college students on recognising and resisting sexual aggression reduced the chances of being raped over a year period by nearly half, according to new research. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine, compared effects of attending a four-session course in resisting sexual assault to a more typical university…

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EIGE Gender Statistics Database – Violence

Online Discussion – EIGE Gender Statistics Database-Section on Violence  11/05/2015 Please note registrations end on 28/05/2015 If you are a registered member of  EuroGender, click on 28 May on EuroGender Calendar and Join the event.  If not, then click to register. European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) invites participation in online discussion “EIGE’s Gender Statistics…

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