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New report shows Ireland’s climate policy is failing women and marginalised communities

Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice examined current climate policy and identified a number of critical gaps for women and marginalised people The first report in Ireland to ever examine how current climate policy is impacting women and other marginalised groups...

Run the Dublin Marathon for NWC

Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Fancy running, walking or dancing the Dublin Marathon in aid of the National Women's Council? All funds you raise will go directly toward our work on women-centred healthcare, economic equality and ending gender-based violence. This year's...

National Women’s Council is deeply disappointed by no vote in family and care referendums

Published: Saturday, March 09, 2024

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today expressed its deep disappointment about the clear no vote in both the family and care referendums. While the reasons for this are complex, the result is a clear wakeup call that...

Campaigners Form Giant Heart in Call for a YesYes vote on Friday

Published: Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Participants say these referendums are a necessary next step on the road to equality Supporters of a YesYes vote have come together in a final call on the electorate to vote YesYes on Friday. They say the votes...

Women re-enact 1937 protests about Article 41.2

Published: Tuesday, March 05, 2024

“The feminists are getting angry and are moving into action. They seem stung by the suggestion that the normal place for a woman is the home.”  -John Charles McQuaid memo to DeValera, undated.   Women gathered outside...

Vote Yes Yes on 8th March and take the next step on our journey to equality

Published: Sunday, March 03, 2024

Responding to today’s Sunday Independent Poll, four of the lead civil society organisations calling for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendums, including the National Women’s Council, Treoir, One Family and Family Carers Ireland, said...

Join our team: Leadership Officer

Published: Thursday, February 29, 2024

NWC is hiring a Leadership Officer to develop and deliver NWC’s policy, advocacy and campaigns work on Women’s Leadership on an All-Island basis in line with our Strategic Plan. 2024 will be a very exciting year with...

No scope for complacency - Yes Yes campaigners emphasises importance of votes on the 8th March

Published: Sunday, February 25, 2024

No scope for complacency - Yes Yes campaigners emphasises importance of votes on the 8th March Press Release, 25th February 2024 – For immediate release Responding to the latest Sunday Business Post poll in relation to...

Care and climate are linked, say feminists ahead of care referendum

Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Care – who provides care, how they are supported, and the impact it has on their lives – is a climate issue which has been overlooked, say feminists and communities. New research shows that care – paid and unpaid –...

NWC launch #VoteYesYes Referendum Campaign

Published: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

#VoteYESYES – for family, for women, for equality National Women’s Council launches their Referendum Campaign calling for a Yes vote on March 8th 2024 Thursday 25th January 2024 The National Women’s Council (NWC) today launched its referendum campaign...

NWC mark 50 Years since May McGee won Landmark Contraception Case

Published: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

50 years on from the overturning of the ban on contraception, the National Women’s Council commends May McGee’s bravery and perseverance in taking her case to the Supreme Court Today marks 50 years since May McGee and her...

Invitation to Tender: ‘Beyond the Dáil’ Follow Up Research

Published: Thursday, December 14, 2023

The National Women's Council invite proposals to carry out research as a follow up to the 2019 publication of “Beyond the Dáil”, funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This research will...

Call to centre survivors’ voices in response to gender-based violence

Published: Friday, December 08, 2023

Call comes as Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women publishes wide-ranging report looking at government performance on the Zero Tolerance Strategy Victim-survivors can be exposed to further unacceptable trauma and their experiences are not being sufficiently considered in the...

National Women’s Council welcomes referendum on the family, family care and ‘women in the home’

Published: Tuesday, December 05, 2023

The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (5 December 2023) welcomed the announcement of the referendum on family, family care, and ‘women in the home’ which will take place on 8th March 2024. We also welcome the referendum to extend...

Second level education key to eliminating violence against women, says National Women’s Council

Published: Monday, November 27, 2023

NWC is calling for mandatory relationships and sexuality education along with supports for teachers and schools to deliver the curriculum accurately Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, and prevention is key to eliminating it, according to the...

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