A Guide to Effective Lobbying for Women’s Groups in Ireland

Published: Thursday, August 31, 2006

The purpose of this handbook is to assist women's groups develop an achievable strategy for change. It is intended as a guide to effective lobbying of decision-makers in Ireland and is designed to build the capacity of women's groups across...

Women’s Health in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

While gender affects the health of both men and women, there are significant health consequences of discrimination against women in nearly every society. Poverty, unequal power relations between women and men, and unequal access to resources, are powerful barriers to...

Amalgamated FINAL accounts 2006

Published: Sunday, June 18, 2006

NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2006

NWCI Submission to the Department of Social and Family Affairs on Proposals for Supporting Lone Pare

Published: Wednesday, May 31, 2006

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

NWCI submission to the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform on Domestic Partnership

Published: Friday, March 31, 2006

The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Working Group on Domestic Partnership, established by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.The call is timely and appropriate given: Recommendations of the...

NWCI response to the Mental Health Commission discussion paper "A Model for Recovery in Irish M

Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Women have a particular experience of mental ill health, and therefore specific mental health needs. In 1997 the Government acknowledged that mental health services do not meet women's needs.2 Women's mental health is affected by various factors relating to women's inequality...

Annual Report 2005

Published: Saturday, December 31, 2005

The Links Between Prostitution and Trafficking

Published: Saturday, December 31, 2005

Prepared for the Joint Project Coordinated by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) and the European Women's Lobby (EWL) on Promoting Preventative Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation: A Swedish and United States Governmental and...

NWCI Submission on the Rural Development Strategy Plan 2007-2013

Published: Saturday, December 31, 2005

The NWCI welcomes this opportunity to make a submission to Ireland's Rural Development Strategy Plan 2007-2013. This rural development strategy will form the basis of the future development of Ireland's rural areas and of Ireland's rural development policies. In light...

NWCI E-News December 2005

Published: Wednesday, November 30, 2005

NWCI Pre-Budget Submission 2006

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2005

An Accessible Childcare Model

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2005

There is a growing commitment,both in EU countries and internationally,to recastfamily and childcare policies,in an effortto make them more supportive of,and accessible to, diverging groups of families in today's society.Recognition of the vital role of...

NWCI submission on the Irish Governments Discussion document on Immigration and Residence in Ireland

Published: Thursday, July 28, 2005

This submission raises a number of general concerns in relation to the discussion document, outlines some of the features of the feminisation of migration, highlights key principles which we wish to see underpinning any future migration legislation or policy and...

NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2005

Published: Sunday, June 19, 2005

NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2005

NWCI Submission to the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution - The Family

Published: Monday, January 31, 2005

The NWCI advocate using the definition of family as outlined by the United Nations.The technical definition of the family used by the UN is: Any combination of two or more persons who are bound together by ties of mutual...