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Children and Women – No applause for hitting the easy targets again

Published: Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Cuts to vital payments such as child benefit or the back to school allowance will be the tipping point into poverty for many families and must be reversed. In response to the announced Budget 2013, Orla O'Connor, Director of the National...

Four Leading Groups Call for All Children to have Equal Access to Childcare

Published: Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Four Leading Groups Call for All Children to have Equal Access to ChildcareDublin, 5 December 2012 – Start Strong, OPEN, Barnardos and the National Women's Council of Ireland have rejected moves by the Departments of Social Protection and Children and Youth Affairs to...

Children are not the cause of this recession but they are paying for it

Published: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Press Release, 30 November 2012Children are not the cause of this recession but they are paying for itAs we approach Budget 2013, the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and PACUB (Protest against Cuts to Child Benefit) are making a final joint...

NWCI welcomes the recommendation to legislate from the Expert Group on Abortion

Published: Monday, November 26, 2012

The NWCI today welcomes the long awaited publication of the report of the Expert Group on abortion and in particular the recommendation that legislation is the most appropriate way to give effect to the X case.Orla O Connor, Director...

Making Jobs work for Women

Published: Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Press Release, 22 November 2012Making Jobs work for Women The planned changes to the social welfare system in the upcoming budget will lock women in a triple burden of care, domestic work and precarious employment if their needs are not addressed,...

More than 55,000 emails to TDs calling for Legislation on X

Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Over 55,000 emails were sent to TDs asking them to make legislation for X a government priority with over 45,000 being sent out yesterday alone.  The emails were sent by more than 13,000 people in Ireland who participated in National Women's Council of...

Equal but Different - New Report will Change Healthcare Provision in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A new report will change the way the HSE delivers its services to women and men. The report Equal but Different: A Framework for Integrating Gender Equality in Health Service Policy, Planning and Service Delivery is the result of a...

Savita Halappanavar’s death highlights the need for immediate action on X

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Speaking at the Launch of the NWCI and HSE Report 'Equal but Different: A framework for integrating gender equality in Health Service Executive Policy, Planning and Service Delivery' today , Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council said:'We are...

NWCI welcomes limited Progress on Women on Boards

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the decision by the European Commission to propose legislation which aims to increase the number of women on corporate Boards. However, the NWCI warned that the legislation lacks an accountability mechanism.�...

Increasing Women’s Participation in Peace and Politics

Published: Thursday, November 08, 2012

Over 150 activists, policy officers and senior decision makers, including elected representatives from across the island of Ireland came together at Hannas House conference on 5 November 2012 to discuss how UN SCR 1325 could be implemented on the island of Ireland. The resolution...

New Deadline 22 November: NWCI is recruiting a Policy Officer

Published: Sunday, November 04, 2012

We are currently recruiting A Policy OfficerThe Policy Officer will be responsible for the development and promotion of a range of NWCI policy positions and for overseeing key research projects.You will be interested in this job if you have...

NWCI welcomes appointment of Tom Arnold

Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the appointment of Tom Arnold as Chair of the Constitutional Convention.Speaking today NWCI Director Orla O'Connor said,'Tom Arnold has a strong track record of supporting the world's poorest and...

NWCI is recruiting a Receptionist

Published: Sunday, October 14, 2012

We are currently recruiting for an intern for the following position: Receptionist – 3 days a week (this is an unpaid position)  Main Purpose of Job To be the first point of contact for members and the public. To provide administrative support...

Who would qualify for a termination under North’s deeply ambiguous law?

Published: Thursday, October 11, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 12 October 2012Kathy SheridanFive women who told their stories in this paper earlier this year would not qualify.IT IS being billed as the first clinic on the island of Ireland to...

Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable pay

Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This article was first published in The Irish Times, 10 October 2012Vincent BrowneAT a conference in Dublin on Monday, an academic from Iceland, Thora Kristin Thorsdottir, showed a chart contrasting the impact of the crisis measures adopted by governments in Iceland...

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