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Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024
This report explores the issue of "sex for rent" (SFR) exploitation in Ireland, highlighting its prevalence, legal gaps, and the vulnerabilities of those targeted—particularly women facing poverty, homelessness, or domestic violence. It examines media reports, case studies, and legal...
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the National Women's Council. In our Annual Report 2023 we highlight the many activities that took place to celebrate this important milestone in the history of the organisation. In addition, we outline some of the key...
Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Following the Local and European election results in Ireland in 2024, it is evident that women continue to face significant barriers in accessing public life. “Women Beyond the Dáil: Access, Representation, and Retention in Irish Local Government” commissioned by the...
Published: Monday, June 17, 2024
The National Women’s Council provided feedback on the Wellbeing curriculum, specifically focusing on Social, Personal, and Health Education (SPHE), as part of the consultation process for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications. In...
Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission in response to the Revised Energy Poverty Action Plan Consultation 2024
Published: Friday, April 12, 2024
This 12 page report summarises the full baseline review of Irish environmental and climate policy for the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project (FCCJ) from the perspective of intersectional feminist climate...
Published: Tuesday, April 09, 2024
This report provides a baseline review of Irish environmental and climate policy for the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project (FCCJ) from the perspective of intersectional feminist climate justice.
Published: Friday, April 05, 2024
The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission in response to Climate Action Plan 2024 consultation.
Published: Monday, March 11, 2024
Key to tackling structural gender inequalities is government investment in public services and social infrastructure. This is necessary for advancing women’s equality in Ireland and for the evolution of our society into a fair and equitable one. The National...
Published: Thursday, February 29, 2024
NWC submits that the state should move away from the aspects of the social protection system which are based on dependent payments such as the Increase for a Qualified Adult (IQA), towards a fully individualised social protection system where each...
Published: Wednesday, February 07, 2024
ActionAid Ireland and the National Women’s Council have jointly launched a report, a Feminist Vision of Care and Equality, which shows inextricable links between care, gender and economic inequality both at a global and national level. Significantly more care...
Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2024
As part of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project, a team of researchers from the Department of Applied Social Studies at University College Cork – Dr. Fiona Dukelow, Dr. Catherine Forde, and Edith Busteed – created a baseline review of Irish...
Published: Friday, December 08, 2023
With support from Community Foundation Ireland, the National Observatory on Violence against Women and Girls have produced Ireland’s first monitoring report on the implementation of the first year of the Third National Strategy (June 2022-June 2023). The purpose of this...
Published: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
The National Women’s Council provided feedback to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s draft specification for Senior Cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is being updated and will be in place in September 2024. In...
Published: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Read our Post Budget Analysis to find out what Budget 2024 means for women
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