Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women submission to COSC

Published: Saturday, May 31, 2008

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is a non-governmental organisation representing women's groups in Ireland. The NWCI currently has 163 member organisations affiliated to it, representing an estimated 500,000 women. As the representative organisation of women in Ireland, the NWCI works...

Pensions: What Women Want

Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Government published the Green Paper on Pensions in October 2007 and called for a widespread debate on the future development of old age pensions informed both by the Green Paper and the suite of reports published by the Pensions Board....

Submission to the National Carer’s Strategy

Published: Monday, March 31, 2008

Submission to the Department of Social and Family Affairs Consultation Report from the National Women's Council of Ireland to the Inter-departmental Working Group on the National Carers' Strategy 2008

NWCI E-News March 2008

Published: Friday, February 29, 2008

Migrant Women in Europe Article

Published: Friday, February 29, 2008

Despite the fact that migrant women make up nearly half of the migrant population worldwide there is "remarkably little reliable information about women as migrants"2. Research on immigration has for a long time focused on the male migrant...

‘Women and Disability’ - Ursula Barry

Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008

Presentation by Ursula Barry, UCD to the Members Meeting on Women and Disability February 2008

‘Women and Disability’ - Deirdre Byrne

Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008

Presentation by Deirdre Byrne, IDWG, to the Members Meeting on Women and Disability February 2008

Submission to the Department of Social and Family Affairs to the Technical Review of the Social Welf

Published: Thursday, January 31, 2008

Reforming the social welfare system and ending the unequal treatment of women in the system has been a central goal of the NWCI. In our report 'A Woman's Model for Social Welfare Reform' (2003), and our subsequent campaign, the NWCI clearly...

NWCI Health Strategy 2008 - 2010

Published: Monday, December 31, 2007

Annual Report 2007

Published: Monday, December 31, 2007

NWCI Submission to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform In preparation for its 6th Rep

Published: Monday, December 31, 2007

We welcome this important opportunity for women's groups and organisations working on women's equality to feed into the government's 6th report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), and to ensure that...

NWCI E-News December 2007

Published: Friday, November 30, 2007

‘Sharing the Care Work’ - Professor Kathleen Lynch

Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Presentation by Professor Kathleen Lynch, UCD at NWCI Symposium, 'Sharing the Care Work' November 2007

Seminar on the Global Sex Industry - Kathleen Fahy

Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Presentation by Kathleen Fahy, Ruhama to the evening seminar on the Global Sex Industry November 2007

‘Freedom from Pornography’ - Kate McCarthy

Published: Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Presentation by Kate McCarthy, 'Freedom from Pornography' to the evening seminar on the Global Sex Industry November 2007