Links and Resources

The Y Factor project will work with schools and youth projects across Ireland to develop and deliver discussion and learning programmes about equality for women. During 2013 this work is in its pilot phase and we are engaging with a limited number of youth projects and schools around the country. Throughout this process we are developing tools and resources which may be made available for use in your school or project. Until then we have found a number of great links and resources we think you can refer to in your work on women’s equality.
Stay tuned for more!

• The Girl Effect is a useful and interactive site outlining global change for girls. http://www.girleffect.org/
• National Youth Council of Ireland resource Access All Areas chapter 11 ‘Working With Young Men and Young Women to Challenge Gender Stereotypes’ http://goo.gl/8bxXe
• Gender Matters is a manual for use by youth workers and educators on gender based violence affecting young people. http://eycb.coe.int/gendermatters/
• Miss Representation is an education, mobilising resource website for young women around media influence on self and body image. http://www.missrepresentation.org/
• Because I am a Girl is a global Plan initiative working to empower young women for community transformation. Education resources are available plus spaces to make your opinion heard. http://www.becauseiamagirl.ie/
• Discovering Women in Irish History is a comprehensive education resource detailing women’s role in Irish history from Early and Medieval Ages right through to Independence in Ireland. http://www.scoilnet.ie/womeninhistory/content/main.html
• The Young Feminist Wire is an Association of Women in Development initiative with great resources and plenty of opportunities to get involved. http://yfa.awid.org/
• Rookiemag is an E-zine alternative to the types of youth focused media which has a negative impact on young people’s self-image and self-determination. http://rookiemag.com/