Women's Studies Centre (1988-2007)

The Women's Studies Centre at the National University of Ireland, Galway, was established in 1988 to facilitate teaching, research, publishing, consultancy and awareness in Women's Studies, feminism and gender related issues at NUI-Galway in particular and in Ireland in general.

Directory of Women’s Groups and Service Providers in Ireland

The Centre assembled a useful directory of women's groups and service providers in Ireland. Contributors to the Directory included, Vivienne Batt, Marie Smart, Alan Hayes, Anna Katharina Pelkner, Larrie Walker, Helen Stump, Sinead Coyne, and Rebecca Pelan. It was last updated in 2006.

To view the Directory, click here.

Centre Publications, 1993-2006

Feminisms Within and Without Conference Proceedings (2006)
Teaching with Memories (2006)
Women Emerging (2005)
Gender Matters in Higher Education Conference Proceedings (2003)
Crisis Pregnancy Counselling in Ireland: Current Practice and Future Vision (2003)
Perspectives on the Provision of Counselling to Women in Ireland (2002)
When Outreach Education Works – Evaluation Report (2001)
Rural Woman: An Annotated Bibliography - Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain (1993)

The Centre also published the journals Women's Studies Review (1992-2004) and the Irish Feminist Review (2005-2006)

Research and Training Projects, 1991-2003

The Women's Studies Centre was involved in various research and training projects, including:

Crisis Pregnancy Counselling Project (2003)
Perspectives on the Provision of Counselling to Women in Ireland Research Project (2002)
National Women’s Council of Ireland Health Project Evaluation (2001)
Connemara Women’s Project 2000
Leonardo da Vinci Gender Equality Training (GET) Project (1999)
Rural Women's Research Project (1991).

Events, 2001-2006

The Women's Studies Centre was involved in the organisation of a variety of events, including:

Put More Women in the Picture (2006)
Feminisms Within and Without Conference (2005)
Women in the Picture (2005)
Venezuela: A revolution spearheaded by women (2005)
Women and the (Globalised?) Sex Industry in Ireland (2004)
Violence Against Women 365 International Poster Exhibition (2004)
Public Talk - Beatte Shoppe Shilling (2004)
Roundtable on Human Rights (2003)
Exploring Islam: Women's Voices (2003)
Gender Matters in Education, (2002)
The Bigger Picture: A Reflection of Volunteering in Ireland (2001)

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