Joint Shadow Report to the First Periodic Review of Ireland under the United Nations Convention agai

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Irish Council of Civil Liberties and the Irish Penal Reform Trust have produced a Submission to the Committee to the First Periodic Review of Ireland under the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment...

Health risks linked to HRT disappear as therapy ends

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Good news for women in their 50s -- the health risks related to hormone replacement therapy with oestrogen, aimed at treating menopause symptoms, might go away after women stop the treatments, according to a study. Click here to read the...

Reaction to France’s Burqa Ban

Published: Monday, April 11, 2011

France's controversial ban on certain kinds of Muslim veils took effect on Monday, 11th April, 2011.Consequently, French police arrested two women outside Notre Dame just hours after. Police claimed the women were arrested for taking part in an unauthorized protest...

Turn Off the Red Light Campaign - Briefing Paper

Published: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Briefing Paper: Turn off the Red LightCampaign to criminalise the purchase of sex and stop the demand for trafficked and prostituted women and girls in IrelandFebruary 2, 2011The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) is an independent human rights organisation. We advocate...

Marathon Registrations by APRIL 27th for the Women’s Therapy Centre

Published: Tuesday, April 05, 2011

The WTC are still in need of participants for the Women's Mini Marathonon June 6th. Please confirm your participation with us and, crucially,you must submit your entry form and fee directly to the Flora Women'sMini Marathon by APRIL 27TH!! ...

GARDA COMMISSIONER MUST ACT IMMEDIATELY TO REASSURE WOMEN THAT SEXISM IN RELATION TO RAPE IS UNACCEP

Published: Tuesday, April 05, 2011

'Joking about raping women is never funny and the Garda Commissioner must act immediately to show that the appalling attitudes displayed by members of the force are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,'said Susan McKay, chief executive of the...

Caring for Carers Ireland, Annual Conference, 26 March 2011

Published: Sunday, April 03, 2011

Clare Treacy, chairperson of the National Women's Council of Ireland, gave a presentation on a gender perspective of caring at the Annual Conference of Caring of Careers Ireland."The NWCI has a mission to promote the equality and participation of...

Banúlacht launch the Mná Sasa manifesto

Published: Monday, March 21, 2011

New on Banúlacht's websiteOn March 1st last, Banúlacht launched the Mná Sasa manifesto: a grassroots feminist manifesto developed by Irish and Tanzanian participants in the Banúlacht - Kivulini ExChange programme. For more information about the Manifesto, and...

General Information about the Census

Published: Tuesday, March 15, 2011

General Information about the CensusHow does the census take place?A census form is delivered to every household in Ireland by a census enumerator who will call back after the census to collect the completed form. The head of every...

VOLUNTEER EVENTS ORGANISER NEEDED FOR THE WOMEN’S THERAPY CENTRE

Published: Monday, March 14, 2011

THE WOMEN'S THERAPY CENTRE REQUIRE A VOLUNTEER EVENTS ORGANISER (PART-TIME)The Women's Therapy Centre (WTC) provides an accessible and affordable professional psychotherapy service for individual women, particularly women marginalised by social injustices. The WTC specifically provides a specialist psychotherapy service...

The Other Half

Published: Sunday, March 13, 2011

'The Other Half' programme was launched on the 23rd November 2010. The Other Half is an alliance of men's and women's national networks working together to end men's violence against women. This alliance includes:Ø SAFE Ireland which is the national representative...

Normal Cabinet service resumes with jobs for the boys… again

Published: Thursday, March 10, 2011

The following article was written by NWCI CEO Susan McKay and appears in today's Irish Times.The shafting of Joan Burton proves it. We have gender apartheid in Irish politics. The country is once again to be run by Irish...

Women’s council critical of Cabinet

Published: Wednesday, March 09, 2011

THE NATIONAL Women's Council of Ireland's chief executive Susan McKay has criticised what she described as the "marginalisation" of women in the new Cabinet.She said it was "a disgrace" that the newly appointed Labour Minister for Social Protection Joan...

Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid

Published: Saturday, March 05, 2011

Victory for Campaign to Reverse the Cut to the Minimum WageThe Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid is celebrating a significant victory regarding the agreement contained in the new Programme for Government that the cut to the minimum wage which...

National CO-ORDINATOR Position with the NCCWN

Published: Thursday, March 03, 2011