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Published: Thursday, July 09, 2026
NWC says violence against women is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men known to them and that scapegoating migrants distracts from the real issues and solutions Press release for immediate release The National Women’s Council has called on all of...
Published: Sunday, May 29, 2011
The National Women's Council of Ireland applauds the government's decision to tackle our appalling record on women's representation in the Houses of Oireachtas. The announcement that political parties are to lose half of their state funding unless at least 30% of...
A group of Polish women have launched a petition to protest against the announcement by Ewa Kopacz, Polish Minister for Health, that the government may make gynaecological and breast screenings compulsory for working women.Compulsory smear tests and other intimate,...
Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
AROUND 12 WOMEN a day travelled from Ireland to England and Wales last year to have terminations, new figures have revealed.The statistics, published today by the UK's Department of Health, show that women giving Irish addresses accounted for a majority...
By Harriet WalkerThe morning after the office party is normally too hideous to bear, but it passes at least, once you creep out of your colleague's bed and spend all day with your head in the toilet.But for German...
Published: Monday, May 23, 2011
In 1898, British journalist Arnold Bennett - who would go on to become a celebrated novelist - published a guide for women journalists.The second chapter of his pamphlet, which is still available to download free online, is entitled 'Imperfections of...
Political parties are going to have to start choosing a lot more female candidates if they want to retain the current €14m a year subsidy from the taxpayer.In what was described by one senior source as "a radical step",...
Published: Sunday, May 22, 2011
Strengthening the JLC System is the way forwardSlashing the incomes of the lowest-paid workers will not help to create jobsThe Coalition to Protect the Low Paid is calling on the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, to...
Michelle Bachelet, head of UN Women, was in Turkey last week attending the Summit of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).She met with the Turkish President Abdullah Gül to talk about the lack of political representation for women and said...
Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Community Development WorkerThe Community Development Worker will work to build and support the membership base of the Women's Council. S/he will contribute to the policy work of the NWCI, ensuring its relevance to women in Ireland, and will work...
Published: Monday, May 09, 2011
What are NWCI motions?NWCI Annual General Meeting will take place 23rd June 2011, DublinAt the Annual General Meeting of the NWCI members are invited to put motions before the members for voting.We would encourage members to put forward motions...
Published: Sunday, May 08, 2011
Countess Markievicz School, Saturday 4th June 2011 -April 6, 2011'If women remain on the margins of society, we only have marginal opportunities for making marginal change', Maria Torres, Adult Literacy teacher, EquadorConcerned about the declining numbers of women in public and political...
Longford Women's LinkLongford Women's Link (LWL) is an organisation focused on identifying and addressing key inequalities that prevent women in Longford achieving their full social and economic potential. LWL provides training and education opportunities for women, using the Women's Community...
The Marie Keating's annual cervical cancer awareness campaign will once again be rolled out in May. The aim of the campaign is to promote early detection and to dispel some of the myths surrounding cervical cancer and cervical screening in...
Published: Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Around 150 Home Helps took to the streets of Dublin on Tuesday (26th April) to voice their concern at the "veil of secrecy" surrounding the on-going tender process for home helps by the Health Service Executive (HSE).Chanting "Fair Play for...
NWCI are pleased to announce our Members Meeting called "Women in the Media NOT" will take place on the 14th May in Clarion Hotel. The day will include presentations and a panel discussion from well-known and well-established women from all...
Published: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Gareth Peirce, the London solicitor who fought for the release of the Birmingham Six, Guildford Four, Maguire Family and Judith Ward, all wrongly convicted of IRA bombings in Britain in the 1970s, will give the Law Society's Annual Human Rights...
6 April - 26 June 2001, Irish Museum of Modern Art, New Galleries.Whatever you think of Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), you cannot deny her colourful and rich embrace of life, politics, science, psychology and art. Here was a woman very much alive and...
Published: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers 2011On 1 March DWAG (Domestic Workers Action Group) launched a campaign calling on the Irish Government to commit to supporting an ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Last...
CABINET HAS discussed the ossibility of amending Ireland's abortion laws, according to inister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch.Ms Lynch yesterday launched a new report which called for the immediate enactment of legislation "to clarify...
Recently appointed Gender Equality Minister Kathleen Lynch launched an exciting initiative in Longford this evening which will provide gender specific mentoring for 15 budding entrepreneurs from Counties Longford and Westmeath.Click here to read the Merrionstreet.ie article in full.
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