Recession sees women going from jobless to topless

Click here to read the RTE article about the growing number of unemployed American women turning to the adult entertainment industry to survive during the current economic crisis. Here industry professionals give some tips on how to survive in a time when "desperate measures are becoming far more acceptable" and when successful women can still make upwards of US$100,000 per year.

The Orgasmic Birth Movement — I'm sorry, what?

Described as "a drug-free, pain-free labour that comes with multiple orgasms" (as mothers across Galway start to laugh hysterically), the orgasmic birth movement is controversially making its way into Western culture, challenging strickened taboos and mainstream medical beliefs along the way.

Intrigued yet unconvinced right? Me too. Click here to read what The Times had to say about orgasmic birthing this week. And yes, for those who need a visual (no, it isn't as bad as it sounds) there is a clip from an American documentary film on the subject available here. Seems blissful enough and all that but, having stood just footsteps outside of the labour and delivery department on a few occassions I'm still not convinced those moans and groans, (and occassional screams) can constitute sounds of pleasure and not sounds of pain. Call me a pessimist but I think I'll be waiting a few years before I put this theory to the test, thank you very much!

Disturbia!!! - "Teenage Girls Stand By Their Men"

Ewwww, this is so wrong! Click here to read the disturbing case study article published in the New York Times this week showing that many young girls are condoning dating violence following the attack by pop idol Chris Brown on his girlfriend, singer Rihanna.

Girls, it is never okay for a man to hit a woman. NEVER!!!

Galway One World Centre hosts meeting on female genital cutting

Due to public demand a second public meeting on the subject of female genital cutting will be held this coming Wednesday at 7pm in the Galway One World Centre, Bridge Mills.

Commonly believed to be a problem only in African countries, female genital cutting is rapidly becoming a more global issue with procedures like designer laser vaginoplasty and vaginal rejuvenation becoming growing trends in plastic surgery in many Western countries.

Phenomenal demand for a second public meeting on the topic, following the first in November 2008, led the Galway One World Centre to arrange this additional talk, which will include Ronan Conroy, associate professor at the Department of Epidemiology at the Royal College of Surgeons, as the speaker for the evening. The meeting is free and open to the public.

To read more on female genital cutting, click here

Update: The public meeting on female genital cutting next Wednesday has unfortunately had to be postponed because of unforeseen circumstances. A new date for the meeting will be posted when it becomes available.