Submission to the Law Reform Commission on areas requiring law reform: Examine legal infrastructures designed to secure maintenance payments

Published: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The Law Reform Commission has begun initial preparations for a new Programme of Law Reform and in that respect has invited submissions as to areas of law that may be in need of reform. The National Women’s Council of...

Value for Money and Money for Values: Making the national budget work for women

Published: Tuesday, October 10, 2017

This submission is one element of a three-part pre-budget policy process, which also involves a substantive submission made to the Department of Social Protection and a set of detailed letters to the Ministers for Health, Justice and Equality, Rural and...

A Review of Data on the Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education Country Report- Ireland

Published: Thursday, October 05, 2017

The NWCI Ireland Country Report for the Review of Data on the Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education in the European Union. The report collates the most recently available Irish and EU data on...

A Review of Data on Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education in the European Union - Full Report

Published: Thursday, October 05, 2017

NWCI is very pleased to publish the first ESHTE project report, A Review of Data on the Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education in the European Union. The report provides an overview of EU...

NWCI Submission on the Health Service Capacity Review

Published: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Our submission focuses on issues relating to the health needs of women in the Capacity Review. The first part of this submission outlines why attention to women’s health needs is important in the context of the Capacity Review. The...

Value for Money and Money for Values: Making the national budget work for women

Published: Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Toward Gender Responsive Budgeting in Ireland

Published: Thursday, September 21, 2017

Pension Campaign Poster Easy to Read

Published: Friday, September 01, 2017

This easy to read poster was prepared by Inclusion Ireland and proof-read by experts through experience.

NWCI Guide to lobbying for pension equality

Published: Tuesday, August 29, 2017

This resource was developed by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) following engagement over many years with women negatively impacted by the pensions system and a series of workshops with women in Kerry and Cork affected by pension...

NWCI Opening Statement to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection on Indirect Gender Discrimination in State Pension Policy

Published: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Women predominately rely on State Pensions to provide an income in their older years. Yet for a number of reasons, both historical and current, women continue to have less access to State Pensions then men. Currently 84% of those receiving a...

Final NWCI Amalgamated Accounts 2016

Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

NWCI Presentation to pre-meeting of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus on Gender Budgeting in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Ireland’s budgetary process has long faced criticism for its opaque and complex nature. Recent reform aimed at providing for greater parliamentary participation and transparency are to be welcomed. In order to achieve equality, we must act purposefully. It requires...

NWCI’s Annual Report 2016 - Feminist Agenda

Published: Friday, June 09, 2017

NWCI's Annual Report 2016 - Feminist Agenda provides an overview of our key events, initiatives and campaigns in 2016.

Submission on Guidelines for the implementation, monitoring and review of Local Economic and Community Plans

Published: Monday, April 10, 2017

Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) are now established in all local authority areas to oversee and plan for the long-term strategic development and integration of community supports in their areas. At the same time, local authorities have assumed a more...

Submission to Department of the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework

Published: Tuesday, April 04, 2017

The National Planning Framework – “Ireland 2040 – Our Plan” – will set a new strategic planning and development context for the Ireland and all its regions in the period between now and 2040, setting a strategic, high-level framework for the co-ordination of a range...