NWC Submission to the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life

Published: Sunday, October 01, 2023

NWC Submission to the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

On 25 September, the National Women’s Council made a written submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. This is ahead of Ireland's State Report that Government will submit to the Committee in 2024. This report will outline...

NWC Audited Accounts 2022

Published: Monday, September 25, 2023

Final audited accounts for the National Women's Council of Ireland 2022

Input on Online Safety

Published: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Submission to the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life

Published: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

NWC welcomes the opportunity to make a written submission to the Task force on Safe Participation in Political Life, having particular regard to the challenges women, including minority and marginalised women face in politics today.

Gender-sensitive Mental Health

Published: Friday, June 16, 2023

This research examines current best practices in gender-sensitive mental health care, maps current practices and gaps in practices in Ireland and, based on the findings from the literature and qualitative research carried out for this report, identifies comprehensive recommendations for...

Shifting the Narrative: Annual Report 2022

Published: Tuesday, June 06, 2023

NWC's Annual Report 2022 provides an overview of our key events, campaigns and activities throughout the year.

Her Rural Future: Key demands for women in Rural Ireland

Published: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The National Womens Council and its members have developed this document outlining the key challenges and solutions for women in rural Ireland to ensure every woman enjoys true equality and no woman is left behind.

Social media and online hostility

Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

'Social media and online hostility: Experiences of women in Irish journalism', a new research report by Dr Dawn Wheatley from the School of Communications at Dublin City University, describes how women journalists in Ireland are navigating social media as part...

Report: the Intersection of Criminal Justice, Family Law and Law Child Care re DV & sexual violence

Published: Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Read the Report on the Intersection of the Criminal Justice, Private Family Law and Public Law Child Care Processes in relation to Domestic and Sexual Violence, commissioned by NWC in collaboration and funded by the Department of Justice. The research...

Towards A Zero Tolerance Approach - A Good Practice Guide

Published: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

NWC are proud to publish "Towards A Zero Tolerance Approach: A Good Practice Guide to the implementation of "Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive – Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education" (the Framework)." The Good Practice Guide has been supported...

NWC Submission on the Draft General Scheme of a DSGBV Agency Bill

Published: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the Draft General Scheme of a DSGBV Agency Bill. Previous submissions, such as NWC Submission on the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the National Observatory Shadow...

Submission on SICAP New Programme Design

Published: Monday, February 13, 2023

NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the next iteration of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme. Women’s interests and concerns cut across the full range of community and economic initiatives that are delivered through SICAP....

NWC Submission on the REVIEW OF CIVIL LEGAL AID SCHEME

Published: Tuesday, February 07, 2023

NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the REVIEW OF CIVIL LEGAL AID SCHEME. In 2021, NWC made 2 submissions to the Family Justice Oversight Group1 and the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence that addressed some...

NWC Submission on the Senior Cycle SPHE Redevelopment

Published: Thursday, December 08, 2022

The National Women’s Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s brief and background paper for the redevelopment of the Senior Cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is...