NWCI Amalgamated Accounts 2012

Published: Thursday, June 13, 2013

NWCI Submission on the Child Family Income Support Report

Published: Monday, May 27, 2013

The submission by the National Women's Council to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

NWCI Submission to the Constitutional Convention on Dail Electoral Reform

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013

NWCI Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children May 2013

Published: Wednesday, May 08, 2013

NWCI Policy Brief # 1 April 2013

Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

ﾠThe NWCI published the first policy brief on Women and Economic Independence. It is to be the first in a series of publications on issues affecting women in relation to economic independence.

NWCI Information Brief on Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill

Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The General Scheme of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 was published on April 30th 2013. The publication of the Bill is the response of the State to its obligations arising from the European Court of Human Rights Judgement in...

Abortion - Policy Position Paper of the National Women’s Council of Ireland

Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Abortion is a significant contention in Irish society and one that remains unresolved. The NWCI acknowledges the entrenched social, religious and political views on both sides of the debate. Though recent events have brought abortion back into the public domain,...

Review of Joint Labour Committees - Submission by the NWCI 2013

Published: Monday, March 11, 2013

The JLCs regulate areas of work that are generally paid at rates marginally above the statutory minimum wage. They are acknowledged as being important in the absence of a fair system to determine wages at this level. The JLCs are...

Putting People First - Putting Women in the Picture

Published: Sunday, January 20, 2013

This documents sets out proposals in relation to Local Government Reform. New structures must ensure the successful engagement of women and theﾠproposed policy on Community and Local Governmentﾠmust enable a focus on women, particularly marginalised and socially and...

Women and Smoking: Time to face the Crisis

Published: Monday, January 14, 2013

More women in Ireland are now dying from lung cancer than from breast cancer. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of lung cancer. Despite all that is known about the dangers of smoking, almost 1 in 3 women in Ireland smoke. Women...

Careless to Careful Activation - Making Activation work for Women

Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012

NWCI Submission to the Review of Legislation on Prostitution

Published: Monday, November 19, 2012

Equal but Different: A Framework for Integrating Gender Equality in Health Service Policy, Planning

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Healthcare provision has so far been gender blind and this report aims to apply a much needed gender lens to healthcare services in Ireland.

NWCI Pre-Budget Submission 2013 - Final version

Published: Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Constitution, Gender and Reform

Published: Monday, September 24, 2012

The paper is a working paper drafted for consultation with members. After this consultation process the final contents of the text will be broken down in to sub-sections and published as individual policy documents for submission to the Constitutional Convention....