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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 November Today (26 November) the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Women’s Aid...
Published: Thursday, April 25, 2013
The National Women's Council of Ireland in co-operation with the European Women's Lobby organised a Members and Friends Meeting on Women on Boards: The Next Steps on 25 April 2013.Speakers Biographies Presentations and ResearchOpening Remarks Orla O'Connor, Director, National Women's Council...
Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Meeting today with key business women and thinkers the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Irish government to act to get more women on boards and to prevent Ireland from falling behind other EU countries.Orla O'Connor,...
Published: Monday, April 22, 2013
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of women throughout Ireland?We are seeking an innovative, effective, hardworking individual to work on income generation for the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). The role, which involves...
Published: Sunday, April 21, 2013
In response to the recent verdict of the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland said,'It is clear from the evidence given at the inquest that restrictive abortion laws...
Published: Thursday, April 18, 2013
The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes changes to the draft Insolvency Guidelines and the reassurance that nobody will be asked to leave their employment due to high childcare costs. The NWCI cautions, however, that several of the guidelines still...
Published: Monday, April 08, 2013
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today expressed disappointment at the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) 'Code on Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs'. Speaking on behalf of the NWCI, Eóin Murray said,'Current...
Published: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Symphysiotomy is a crippling surgical procedure involving the forcible breaking of the pelvis during childbirth. Meant for only extreme cases, it has been replaced by Caesarean section, except in countries where this procedure is unavailable.But as disabled Survivors of...
Women are only 9% of board members in Ireland's top private companies. Even though a voluntary target of 40% was set in 1995 for State boards we are still only at 35%. The EU has asked governments to introduce voluntary measures to bring us...
The Immigrant Council of Ireland's launched a new website for its EC ISEC funded Stop Traffick! Project. http://www.stoptraffick.ie/STOP Traffick! is a transnational project on reduction in demand for the sexual services of victims of trafficking. This...
The Equality Budgeting Campaign invites you to a seminar on equality and policy-making. The seminar will look at how equality fares in current approaches to policy-making in Ireland, and will establish what lessons can be learnt from other jurisdictions. Crucially,...
Published: Wednesday, April 03, 2013
The Irish Osteoporosis Society and NWCI will host a roundtable discussion on women and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a silent invasive genetic disease which affects both women and men but mostly women who are pre and post-menopausal. 50% of women over 50 years...
This event will provide an opportunity to discuss human rights approaches to achieve the fundamental freedoms and entitlements that contribute to the development of a more equal and sustainable society. A focus of the school is to broaden and spread...
The European Commission has launched a consultation obtain your views on how best to develop measures at EU level to fight female genital mutilation.Female genital mutilation is a specific form of violence against women and girls, involving procedures that...
Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) have published this guide for the personal use of Survivors to assist them in making an account of their current needs and their experiences in the Laundry system. The guide aims to help Magdalene Survivors to...
Following last month's seminar on Abortion - The Lives and Health of Women in cooperation with Doctors for Choice, we published an article by one of the speakers Peadar O'Grady, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on Suicide in Pregnancy on...
In recent months the National Women's Council of Ireland has become very active on social media. If you want to receive timely updates on latest women's news or upcoming events and campaigns or if you want to promote your own...
Organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign, some fantastic up and coming bands are going to be rocking out for Choice on Saturday April 6th on Nassau St. in the Blarney Inn. Venue holds 400, and the night will be headlined by...
There are currently 16 bridges over the river Liffey in Dublin's city centre. 13 of these bridges are named after men and not one of the bridges is named after a women. This petition is calling on Dublin City council to name...
The 50/50 Group North West will launch the book 'The Road to 50/50 - Gender Quotas for Ireland: Speeches from the Dáil and Seanad'.The book will be launched by Justine McCarthy, Sunday Times columnist and current National Newspapers of Ireland...
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