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Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
NWC says SPHE must be a mandatory subject in order to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023....
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...
Published: Monday, November 23, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) was today in Geneva to highlight the issues that the UN Committee governing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) needs to raise with the...
Introduction I thank the Committee for the opportunity to make this representation on behalf of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI). As the leading women’s organisation network in Ireland, representing 180 diverse member groups, NWCI are...
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2015
NWCI is organising a series of workshops on Making Women Central to Local Government in Longford, Dublin and Limerick. These workshops are organised in cooperation with the National Collective of Community-based Women’s Networks along with, in Longford, Longford...
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 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...
Published: Thursday, November 05, 2015
Today, Ireland signed the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, also known as Istanbul Convention. In response, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland said, ...
Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
In response to Minister of Justice, Frances Fitzgerald’s speech on Budget 2016, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said, “We welcome the increased allocation of funding to NWCI which...
In response to Budget 2016 today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed positive movement on a number of key areas highlighted by our members, including childcare and decent work, but also stated that the proposed measures still...
Published: Monday, October 05, 2015
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Results of the “Looking Glass Survey” published today by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and Ignite Research, show that while women have confidence in their ability to lead, body image insecurities are holding them...
Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Responding to the Government's publication of a 'Building for Recovery' plan, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today emphasised the importance of a joined up approach and strong social clauses. Speaking today, Alice-Mary Higgins Policy Officer...
Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the publication today of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill that aims to strengthen our laws on tackling all forms of violence against women and girls, however is very concerned at...
Published: Monday, September 14, 2015
Women’s economic situation has deteriorated significantly over recent years in Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap has widened from 12.6% to 14.4%. Women in couples lost 14% of their income during the recession compared to 9% for men. A majority of low...
Published: Monday, September 07, 2015
Following extensive coverage in both national and local press over the weekend on Ireland’s current childcare crisis, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today reiterated its calls for the introduction of a Scandinavian childcare...
Published: Thursday, September 03, 2015
In a letter this week to the Minister for Health, Dr. Leo Varadkar, TD, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for resourcing of initiatives in Budget 2016 for a health care service that responds better to...
Published: Tuesday, September 01, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) presented at the National Economic Dialogue in mid July, where our Director, Orla O'Connor called on the Government to prioritise investment in essential public services and infrastructure, particularly childcare, and...
Published: Monday, August 31, 2015
In a letter this week to the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for urgently-needed funding to be restored to women’s community groups in...
Published: Thursday, August 27, 2015
Working with young women is central to NWCI’s work and the advancement of women’s equality in Ireland. Local projects, such as the Ballymun Young Women’s Project, that involve the direct participation of young...
Published: Thursday, August 20, 2015
In a letter sent to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the introduction of an affordable quality childcare infrastructure, complemented by paid leave to...
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