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Published: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
National Women’s Council and Women’s Aid Federation NI launch new report examining the issue of domestic violence across the island 26 September Today (26 November) the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Women’s Aid...
Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
A new sample training pack, "Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias", has been launched this month by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Developed for the NWCI by Olwen Dawe of Irish Business Intelligence and Orla Leydon of...
The Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, with a platform of 50 organisations, has reiterated the importance of including a referendum in the next programme for government. Commenting at their pre-election press conference today, Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Coalition said: ...
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) asked leaders of the main political parties in Ireland to outline what they will do to advance women’s rights if in Government after the general election. Our analysis is...
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland has welcomed the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family leave best practice across Europe. However, NWCI cautioned that...
Applications are now open for places on UCD's MA Women, Gender and Society. The MA may be taken on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis. Gender plays a crucial...
The Community Platform is a network of 28 of the main national organisations working to address poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. The Community Platform presents these four tests of the seriousness of the next Government in addressing the causes and...
One in five women in Ireland experience domestic violence and in 2014 Women’s Aid heard over 22,000 disclosures of emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse of women and children. Women's Aid announced in early January that that their National...
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2016
Are you a feminist and think you have something to say? NWCI would like to invite members of the public to speak at this year’s Special Centenary Soapbox Event in the Bandstand of Stephen’s Green on...
Published: Wednesday, February 03, 2016
In response to media reports today highlighting the degrading and inhumane treatment of a woman who had to travel to the UK twice to terminate her pregnancy due to a fatal foetal abnormality, the National Women’s Council of...
With news that the general election will be called todayy, the National Women’s Council of Ireland is calling on all candidates and supporters to conduct a sexism free campaign, that concentrates on crucial issues of women’s...
Published: Friday, January 29, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the comments made by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, yesterday that abortion should be permitted if there is significant risk to the health of a woman, not just in...
Published: Thursday, January 28, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland and call for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the...
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has welcomed today’s memo to Cabinet paving the way for the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family...
Published: Friday, January 22, 2016
In response to childcare proposals put forward by Sinn Fein today and the Labour party last week, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed their move to make tackling the high costs of childcare a central...
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcome the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021 and call for all political parties to commit to tackling violence against women in...
Published: Wednesday, January 06, 2016
On Nollaig na mBan, also known as Women’s Little Christmas, the day women traditionally take off to get together after Christmas while men are left at home to do the housework, the National Women’s Council of...
Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Why are the majority of experts and guests on radio male? And why are women allocated shorter air time than their male counterparts? These questions and more are addressed in “Hearing Women’s Voices?” a study which...
Almost 3 weeks ago we held #FemFest, a major conference with young women on body image and leadership, which was the culmination of a year's worth of workshops with young women. The day was made possible by the young...
Published: Thursday, December 03, 2015
Young women from across Ireland will gather for a sold out #FemFest in Croke Park, Dublin this Friday, 4th December. #FemFest is a conference about young women and for young women (16 – 24 years) by the National Women’s Council...
Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Groups are today holding a meeting with community groups from across the Midwest to discuss how women’s needs can...
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