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National Women’s Council calls for accessible abortion care for all women

Published: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Marking International Safe Abortion Day today (28th September 2024), the National Women’s Council called for abortion to be accessible to anyone who needs it. NWC highlighted the urgent need to tackle ongoing barriers to abortion...

New Alliance calls for 40% Gender Quotas in Local Elections

Published: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

A new civil society alliance, which launched today (24th September 2024), is demanding a 40% gender quota for local election candidates as a key measure to address gender inequality in the next programme for government. The group is dedicated to...

Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care

Published: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Alliance of 30 organisations calls for public system of early childhood education and care Organisations say the current childcare system is broken and cannot deliver the service children deserve Press release embargoed to 00:01AM on Thursday 19 September A new civil society...

Call for financial supports for women in agriculture

Published: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice say Ireland needs a new approach to food production Thursday 12th September 2024 Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) – a joint project between the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) ...

NWC stands in solidarity with women in Afghanistan

Published: Thursday, September 05, 2024

The National Women’s Council expresses our strong solidarity with women and girls in Afghanistan just over three years after the takeover by the Taliban. Since 2021, there have been extreme regressions and reversions of civil and democratic rights and...

National Women’s Council reiterates call for SPHE curriculum to address gender-based violence

Published: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

NWC says SPHE must be a mandatory subject in order to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, with Women’s Aid receiving over 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse in 2023....

The only solution to the childcare crisis is a public system, says NWC

Published: Thursday, August 22, 2024

The only solution to the childcare crisis is a public system, says NWC The National Women’s Council say a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care could be piloted alongside private provision to ensure every child in...

National Women’s Council pays tribute to Nell McCafferty

Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The National Women’s Council extends our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and loved ones of Nell McCafferty on her death today. We are all indebted to Nell. She was unafraid to name injustice wherever she saw it,...

Invitation to Tender: Research on Marginalised Women’s Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme

Published: Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Research on Marginalised Women’s Experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme NWC, in partnership with the Department of Health, is seeking a suitably qualified researcher to investigate women’s awareness and experiences of the Free Contraception Scheme...

Ireland failing new mothers with severe and complex mental health needs: NWC

Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2024

Ireland failing new mothers with severe and complex mental health needs: NWC Women who need in-patient care following childbirth are separated from their babies, according to a new National Women’s Council report One in five women will...

Budget 2025 last opportunity for this government to steer Ireland towards gender equality

Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today called on government to be ambitious and feminist in their approach to Budget 2025. The organisation said that, as the government’s last chance to improve gender equality, they must make significant...

Two years on from the Zero Tolerance Strategy, how far are we from Zero Tolerance?

Published: Friday, June 28, 2024

Two years on from the Zero Tolerance Strategy, how far are we from Zero Tolerance for violence against women? National Women’s Council says leniency of Cathal Crotty sentence is not unusual The National Women’s Council (NWC)...

Women and minorities grossly under-represented at local level: NWC

Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Women and minorities grossly under-represented at local level: NWC Women’s representation at local level is stagnant at 26% New research, commissioned by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and published today, finds that women and minoritised people...

National Women’s Council announces community activist and anti-trafficking expert, Dr Jennifer Okeke

Published: Friday, June 14, 2024

The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Dr Jennifer Okeke as NWC’s new Chairperson and Shirley Scott as NWC’s new Deputy Chairperson. Both were elected by NWC members at NWC’s...

No breakthrough for women in Local Elections 2024

Published: Monday, June 10, 2024

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (10th June 2024) welcomed the women elected as Councillors in the Local Elections but is very disappointed about the missed opportunity to break the critical barrier of 40% for women’s...

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