Does Northern Ireland have the highest femicide rate in Western Europe?

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CLAIM: Northern Ireland has the highest rate of femicide in Western Europe.

CONCLUSION: INACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION. Northern Ireland has the second highest rate (0.53) of female intentional homicide victims by intimate partner, per 100,000 inhabitants, in Western Europe, as defined by WEOG (given the lack of definition of “Western Europe”) and the regions covered by the data published by Eurostat. Continue reading Does Northern Ireland have the highest femicide rate in Western Europe?

Are a third of CoI ministry candidates women?

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CLAIM: A third of Church of Ireland ministry candidates are women.

CONCLUSION: INACCURATE. A quarter of CoI accepted and enrolled candidates are women. For the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, its figures of less than 4% female candidates are considerably lower than the phrase “don’t have nearly as many women as men” would suggest. For the Methodist Church in Ireland, a third of its candidates are women. Continue reading Are a third of CoI ministry candidates women?