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Published: Thursday, November 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to commit to increasing women’s representation in the next Dáil term. NWC have highlighted 10 key asks for...
Published: Thursday, May 18, 2017
As the Citizens’ Assembly voted 64% for abortion to be available with no restriction as to reasons during their last meeting, 23 April, NWCI hailed the vote as a historic step on the road to women’s equality, and said...
Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
NWCI warmly welcomes three new group members, the Irish Penal Reform Trust, the Adoption Rights Alliance and The Union of Students (USI) in Ireland. The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT), set up in 1994, is Ireland's leading non-governmental organisation...
Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
NWCI has welcomed the new measures contained in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017, which was introduced to Seanad Éireann earlier this year and is expected to reach Committee Stage in the coming weeks. In particular we welcomed the enhanced protection...
Published: Tuesday, May 09, 2017
In response to a call to support the Department of Housing, Community, Planning and Local Government to develop guidelines to monitor, review and implement Local Economic and Community plans, NWCI made a submission in April 2017. Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs)...
NWCI is currently holding workshops with older women in Cahirciveen on pension equality. The workshops are being organised with the National Collective Community based Womens Networks and their local branches; South West Kerry Womens Association and with funding from...
Published: Wednesday, May 03, 2017
Speaking at the launch of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2016-2020, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the new Strategy and called for all Government departments to get on board to ensure the included...
Published: Sunday, April 23, 2017
As the Citizens’ Assembly voted 64% for abortion to be available with no restriction as to reasons, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) hailed the vote as a historic step on the road to women’s...
Published: Saturday, April 22, 2017
As the Citizens’ Assembly voted to replace Art. 43.3.3. of the Irish Consitution with a new constitutional provision that would give exclusive powers to the Oireachtas to legislate on this matter, the National Women’s Council of Ireland welcomed...
Published: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
In response to the media reports surrounding the planned new National Maternity Hospital, Niamh Allen, Head of Development, NWCI said, “NWCI is still very concerned that no solution was found for the new National Maternity Hospital that would not...
Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is the leading national women’s membership organisation seeking equality for women. We represent 180 member groups as well as a wide range of individual members from a diversity of backgrounds,...
Published: Monday, April 10, 2017
On 5 April NWCI launched It Stops Now the campaign of our new EU project Ending Sexual Harassment in Third Level Education (ESHTE). The event took place in the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin. There was great support...
Published: Friday, April 07, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the agreement with the FAI on issues of concern for the Ireland women’s soccer team, and calls for increased investment across the board for women’s sport....
Published: Wednesday, April 05, 2017
• Over 30 per cent of students in Ireland reported feeling sexually harassed or intimidated while in their current educational institution. • 16 per cent of students having experienced some form of unwanted sexual experience . The National Women’s Council of...
Published: Thursday, March 30, 2017
NWCI has welcomed the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which arise as a consequence of Ireland’s examination under the Convention in early 2017. In its...
Published: Friday, March 24, 2017
A report today by the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the umbrella organisation of Britain's trade unions, found that Ireland is bottom of the European league for paid maternity leave. Responding to this report, the National Women’s Council...
Published: Friday, March 10, 2017
This International Women's Day 2017, NWCI hosted a special celebration focusing on the rights of women in relation to mental health, in particular women's reproductive rights, as part of the 7th World Congress on Women’s Mental health. ...
Published: Wednesday, March 08, 2017
This International Women's Day 2017, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) hosted a special celebration focusing on the rights of women in relation to mental health and wellbeing, which saw the ‘Dublin Declaration’ on reproductive...
Published: Tuesday, March 07, 2017
“There’s an expectation that women are more comfortable discussing their feelings. I never did that.” Grace “I wanted to not be pregnant anymore, or not be me anymore, or not be here anymore.” BethAnne ...
Published: Monday, March 06, 2017
• Depression and anxiety are more than twice as prevalent amongst women than men. • 1 in 5 women experience some form of domestic violence in Ireland which has huge implications for women’s mental and physical health. •...
Published: Sunday, March 05, 2017
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today presented to the Citizen’s Assembly, highlighting the reasons we need to repeal the 8th amendment, and outlining NWCI’s recommendation for a model that would combine a...
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