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Published: Friday, November 15, 2024
Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the General Election tomorrow (16th November), the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (15th November) welcomed the record number of...
Published: Thursday, June 23, 2011
We would like to thank all our members for supporting our AGM and making it a great event. It was a fantastic day and a resounding success in general. We hope you really enjoyed it. If you would like to...
Published: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
NEW CUTS TO WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS MUST BE REVERSED, SAYS NATIONAL WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF IRELAND "A cut of 50% to a key grant scheme for women's and lone parents groups providing vital supports to women, families and communities will have a disastrous...
Published: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Ruhama is a voluntary agency, with over twenty years experience working directly to support women affected by prostitution, including victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and lobbying and awareness raising on the issue of prostitutionRuhama is now...
On Saturday 9 July at Gresham hotels Dublin, AkiDwA - the network of migrant women holds its annual networking meeting of migrant professionals called BRAIN GAIN. This is a forum where the migrant professionals share their success story with other migrants...
Colleagues,I wish to, once again, direct your attention to the Fair Hotels initiative which SIPTU, in conjunction with Congress, has been successfully promoting for over a year.The Fair Hotels campaign involves union members supporting businesses which recognise the...
Irish Women Lawyers Association will be holding their Annual General Meeting and Summer Conference in The Green Hall, The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 on Saturday 25th June 2011 form 10 til 11am. "Reproductive Rights - Ireland's ABC Case"Speakers: Niall Behan,...
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY and UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Gender, Law, Equality and RightsA thematic group of Gender ARC (Advanced Research Consortium on Gender, Culture and the Knowledge Society) Together with The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology And...
The Irish Cancer Society has examined the case for breast cancer screening to be rolled out to women under 50 years. International and Irish evidence demonstrates that there is no case at this time, to support a shift in the current...
Published: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The National Women's Council of Ireland warmly welcomes the decision of the government to ask an independently chaired committee to clarify any State interaction with the Magdalene laundries. "The Magdalene Laundries were based on an extremely sexist attitude to women,...
National Womens' Council of Ireland welcomes the new European-wide campaign against prostitution "Together for a Europe Free from Prostitution" is launched today in Brussels The National Women's Council calls on the Justice minister Alan Shatter to act now to reform...
AL KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- When Manal al-Sharif posted a video of herself breaking the law by driving her own black S.U.V. around this hot, flat city and called for a collective protest on Friday, the government responded...
Published: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Michele Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director and long time champion for women's rights, addressed the Committee on Domestic Workers during the 100th International Labour Conference, highlighting the issue of decent work for domestic workers and the inherent danger a lack...
Published: Monday, June 13, 2011
The 2010 Tipperary International Peace Prize is being awarded to Afghan human rights activist, Dr. Sima Samar. The announcement of the award was made on January 1st, 2011 in a statement issued by Tipperary Peace Convention. The statement says that Dr. Samar...
Published: Sunday, June 12, 2011
Coalition to Protect Lowest Paid / National Women's Council of IrelandNews Release12 June 2011The National Women's Council of Ireland expresses deep concern that the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, T.D, has not heeded its requests to meet...
Published: Thursday, June 09, 2011
The NWCI are happy to announce our AGM. The Meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd June 2011 in the Gresham Hotel in Dublin.Registration starts at 11.00, followed by a welcome address from NWCI CEO, Susan McKay and chairperson of the...
Hanna's House would like to invite you to two film and networking events one in Belfast and the other in Dublin.The first will take place in Dublin in FilmBase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 1 on Thursday 16th June 2011.Click...
Housing charity Habitat for Humanity Ireland are excited to announce the second year of their Women Build!A group of 10 women will travel to Pitesti, Romania in October for ten days. They will help to build homes for families in...
We are looking for a vibrant and innovative person to take up the voluntary position of Coordinator of the Irish Feminist Network! If you are interested in leading one of the fastest growing feminist organisations in Ireland, engaging and networking...
A discussion will take place next week in the Seanad regarding the FGM Bill at Committee Stage and Remaining Stages.The discussion will take place next Wednesday, 15th June, from 11.45 - 1.00.Dr. James Reilly, Minister for Health and Children will...
Published: Tuesday, June 07, 2011
This thought-provoking short film from Scottish Rape Centre highlights the heinous but sadly widely accepted concept that women who dress in a certain manner are inviting sexual attacks. Looking at it from a no-nonsense approach, it examines the idea that...
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