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Carol is a PhD researcher at the School of Global Women's Studies in NUI Galway, studying the impact of GBV-related stigma on migrant communities in Ireland. She is part of a research team documenting the social and economic impacts of Violence Against Women and Girls in three low income countries.

Prior to this project, she worked for ten years in international development, and lived in Honduras and Guatemala as well as travelling regularly to countries in East and Southern Africa. She is passionate about community development, participatory approaches, and popular activism. She lives in Dublin, with her husband and 5 year old twins.

Literature

Book Review | This Hostel Life by Melatu Uche Okorie

Carol Ballantine Jun 28, 2018 0

Those of us who take pride in Irish literary heritage need to take a good hard look at who is represented in the Irish literary canon, and in contemporary Irish literature. Skein Press, a new press whose first publication is This Hostel…

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Change Comes In May | May 26th 2018

Carol Ballantine May 31, 2018 0

1. May is my favourite month. The days stretch out improbably and the skies clear and you can just believe that perhaps the sun might shine for the whole summer long. It’s all promise and opportunity, and if it rains you can still call…

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The Empire of Misogyny – Tales of The Catholic Church

Carol Ballantine Mar 17, 2018 1

Almost exactly five years ago, I attended the Commission on the Status of Women, an annual event at the UN in New York dedicated to women’s rights. It’s quite a big deal, attracting government officials, politicians and academics as well as…

Literature

Irish Essayist | 1 | Girls Blush, Sometimes by Carol Ballantine

Carol Ballantine Feb 14, 2018 1

A form of literary autobiography, the personal essay allows us to ruminate on truths from our own life experiences. Every Wednesday this month, the Irish Essayist series will see writers test the continually-expanding essay format to…

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Marginalisation and Oppression | Child Protection & Migrant Families in Ireland

Carol Ballantine Apr 6, 2017 0

Migrant families in Ireland are ten times more likely to find themselves subject to child protection interventions than native Irish families. This was the central message of a timely conference hosted by the New Communities Partnership…

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Safe Ireland Summit 2016 | Shifting the lens on Violence Against Women

Carol Ballantine Dec 6, 2016 0

At the Safe Ireland Summit last month, Linda Hamilton Krieger invited us to consider how we frame the issue of Violence Against Women (VAW). Krieger is a US civil rights lawyer, immersed in the everyday practice of the courtroom, and highly…

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A World Without Shame | How do we Transcend Rape Stigma?

Carol Ballantine Sep 27, 2016 0

This is another article about violence against women. I know. There are so many stories about violence and rape, and you’re weary of them all. You’re familiar with the physical pain, broken bones, infection, pregnancy, the mental harm. It…