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A gender balanced Pensions Council, but we need a universal pension that tackles the gender pension gap

Published: Wednesday, February 04, 2015

The Tanaiste announced the membership of the Pensions Council this morning and there was some good news; the Council was gender balanced with the appointment of four women and three men.  However it is important to highlighted key issues...

Submission: Working Group on Seanad Reform

Published: Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Read our submission to the Working Group on Seanad Reform. Following an open call from the Working Group, NWCI made a submission calling on the Working Group to take the lead on political reform in Ireland and make the Seanad...

How poverty and inequality are affecting women – in Ireland, in Europe and across the globe

Published: Thursday, January 29, 2015

As many of the world’s economic decision makers recently gathered in Davos, Oxfam International published a shocking report on Wealth: Having it all and wanting more which highlighted that at current rates the combined wealth of the richest 1...

A clear and transparent process is critical in State Board appointments

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

Competence and capacity to do the job are the main points to consider when making an appointment to a State Board; appearance should not come into it. A clear and transparent process is critical. Yesterdays’ news of notes being...

NWCI joins other NGOs in criticising proposed Magdalene redress

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR), the National Women’s Council of Ireland, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Amnesty International (Ireland) called on the government to honour the promise it made to Magdalene survivors in June 2013, to implement...

Women and Irish State Boards

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

  Are you interested in being a board member and having your say in the decision making processes that govern some of our state bodies? Then www.stateboards.ie want to hear from you. In November 2014, the Department of Public...

NWCI welcomes new proposals to make childcare more affordable

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

NWCI welcomed new proposals to make childcare more affordable but we urged the Government to take action now rather than setting up another cross-departmental committee. Action on making quality childcare more accessible and affordable is long-overdue. Parents, particularly mothers can...

NWCI have welcomed the government’s plan to introduce two weeks paid paternity leave

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

NWCI have welcomed the government’s plan to introduce two weeks paid paternity leave but highlighted that it will be equally important to introduce paid parental leave. This is an issue which NWCI have long campaigned for -...

Regional Workshops: Why should we care about gender and health?

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) wants to hear voices and experiences of women and men including women and men who are transgender in accessing health services and get feedback on the HSE maternity services charter. NWCI is...

Women’s Aid are are recruiting for a Communications and Campaigns Assistant

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

Women's Aid are are recruiting for a Communications and Campaigns Assistant (Part-time, temporary, 12 hours per week over 3 mornings, spread across the week including Mon or Tue, 6 month contract). Women’s Aid is currently seeking an individual with a...

IFPA Pearl of Wisdom Campaign

Published: Monday, January 26, 2015

Women can stop cervical cancer before it starts by availing of free smear tests. Each year, approximately 300 women are newly diagnosed with cervical cancer and over 90 lives are lost. However, well-organised screening programmes, such as CervicalCheck, have proven effective in...

Paid paternity and paid parental leave are crucial to share care work more equally

Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2015

In response to Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Minister of State for Equality’s, comments on RTE Prime Time yesterday, NWCI welcomes the government’s plan to introduce two weeks paid paternity leave but...

Advocacy and rights groups join in criticising government’s Magdalene Bill as unacceptable, unfair and full of broken promises to survivors.

Published: Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR), the National Women’s Council of Ireland, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Amnesty International (Ireland) today called on the government to honour the promise it made to Magdalene survivors in...

NWCI welcomes Government proposals to tackle childcare crisis

Published: Tuesday, January 13, 2015

In response to media reports, NWCI today welcomes new proposals to make childcare more affordable but urges the Government to take action immediately rather than setting up another cross-departmental committee. Orla O’Connor, Director of National Women’s...

NWCI welcomes Terms of Reference of Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby homes

Published: Friday, January 09, 2015

National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomes the Government announcement of the terms of reference of an Independent Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby homes from 1922-1998. Orla O'Connor, Director of NWCI said, ‘NWCI...

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