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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: Monday, October 16, 2023
The National Women’s Council says barriers such as the 3-day wait; criminalisation; geographical gaps; and the 12-week limit must be removed Ahead of a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee examining the abortion review, the National Women...
Published: Tuesday, October 03, 2023
A delegation from a coalition of civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council, One Family, Treoir, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (Tuesday, 3rd October 2023) met with representatives of the Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus to...
The National Women’s Council warmly welcomes, as reported in the media today, that Minister Stephen Donnelly proposes to make oral contraception available over the counter in pharmacies. This proposal, along with the free contraception scheme, are very welcome...
Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Press Release for 28 September 28 September is International Safe Abortion Day and the National Women’s Council has reiterated our call for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it across Ireland. Earlier this year, an independent review...
Former Committee Chair, Ivana Bacik TD, and members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality today (Wednesday, 27th September 2023) joined five civil society organisations outside Leinster...
Published: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
“The joy of finding out I was pregnant quickly turned to panic.” - Parents have joined the National Women’s Council in calling for a public, affordable model of childcare Parents across the island will today take...
Published: Tuesday, September 05, 2023
NWC publishes “The Women’s Budget” with 10 Key Asks to improve women’s lives The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called for a public childcare model ahead of Budget 2024. The organisation says public, not-for-profit,...
Published: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
A coalition of organisations has written an open letter to the Taoiseach saying time is needed for a national conversation on the Family, Care, and Gender Equality referendum If the family, care and gender equality referendum is to go ahead...
A coalition of five national organisations, including NWC, has written an open letter to the Taoiseach saying time is needed for a national conversation on the Family, Care, and Gender Equality referendum. Dear Taoiseach, In March of this year,...
Published: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The National Women’s Council voices their support for the Irish team as they face off against Australia in their opening match this Thursday NWC has said the Irish team’s qualification for the World Cup is a...
Published: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
At today’s Department of Social Protection’s annual Pre-Budget Forum (19th July 2023), The National Women’s Council called on Government to tackle gender inequalities by benchmarking social protection rates and investing in public services in Budget 2024. ...
Published: Thursday, July 13, 2023
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today calls on government to address shortfalls in their implementation of the National Strategy for Women and Girls (NSWG) and to set out a timeframe for the publication of a new strategy. The...
Published: Monday, July 10, 2023
NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Coordinator to coordinate and lead policy, develop and implement campaigns, and conduct and oversee research in line with NWC’s Strategic Plan. The Coordinator will be responsible for the full...
Published: Thursday, July 06, 2023
The commemorations of the Good Friday Agreement have been dominated by men, with little consideration given to the various communities who paid the highest price in the conflict, such as working-class communities, women, and young people. That’s according...
Published: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
On the anniversary of the publication of the Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the National Women’s Council says the implementation of the strategy must be prioritised in Budget 2024 Today (Wednesday) it is a year...
Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
A new report has found that many groups of women – including women in Direct Provision, women in abusive relationships, and low-income women – face significant barriers in accessing mental health services. The research, published by the National Women&rsquo...
Published: Monday, June 12, 2023
Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that the Budget 2024 surplus presents an extraordinary opportunity for government to invest in long-term, sustainable measures which would tackle the systemic inequalities that...
Published: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
On Tuesday 30th May a Human Rights Hearing on care will bring together women carers, Irish politicians and national and international experts to examine how to improve policy and practices on care. The event, organised by ActionAid Ireland and National...
Published: Monday, May 29, 2023
Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 11% of councilors in Longford are women The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Longford, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with caring...
Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Women represent half of the electorate in the north but make up only 32% of candidates across all local authorities The National Women’s Council is calling for the implementation of gender quotas for future local government elections in Northern...
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