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A Woman’s Place is in the World! Resources from the Beijing+20 conference

Published: Thursday, March 12, 2015

On this page we have collated some speeches and resources from the Beijing+20 conference in Dublin Castle, 20 February 2015 Speeches Women's Rights: One of the great ethical Issues of our Time President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins Beijing+20:...

No place for sexism in the next General Election

Published: Sunday, March 08, 2015

NWCI expresses serious concern at the comments by Cllr. Tony Brabazon on female candidates in the next General Election in his article in the Northside People and reported on in today's Sunday Independent. Orla O'Connor, Director of the...

Better Boards, Better Business, Better Society – NWCI launches new handbook to increase the number of women on boards in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, March 03, 2015

In the lead up to International Women’s Day, renowned Icelandic woman entrepreneur, Halla Tomasdottir, launched “Better Boards, Better Business, Better Society”, the new National Women’s Council of Ireland handbook, which aims to increase the...

‘A Woman’s Place is in the World’: Joint major conference on Women’s Rights

Published: Friday, February 20, 2015

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the National Women’s Council of Ireland will host a joint conference ‘A Woman’s Place is in the World’ to highlight the need for the State to...

The Child and Family Relationships Bill – an important moment for families

Published: Wednesday, February 18, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the approval of the Child and Family Relationships Bill as a milestone in the protection of children’s rights in Ireland. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI...

Healthy Food for All National Conference 2015 Intern Recruitment

Published: Thursday, February 12, 2015

Healthy Food for All (HFfA) is an all-island charity working to promote access, availability and affordability of healthy food for low-income groups. Healthy Food for All is looking to engage one part-time intern for a three month period from March...

Early Childhood Ireland: Real Voices

Published: Thursday, February 12, 2015

Did you know? • More than 25,000 people are employed in the Early Childhood sector • The average rate of pay in the sector is...

Know the difference between Safe and Sinister this Valentine’s Day

Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Young women don't need to be in a 'domestic' relationship to experience abuse. Ahead of Valentine’s Day 2015, Women’s Aid is launching its national public awareness campaign targeting young women experiencing abuse and violence in dating...

NWCI calls on all politicians to support Clare Daly’s Bill on terminations for medical reasons

Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today issued its full support for Deputy Clare Daly’s Bill to allow for terminations in cases where there is a fatal foetal abnormality, and called on all TDs to...

NWCI welcomes the new guidelines for appointments to State Boards and the launch of the State Boards Website

Published: Thursday, February 05, 2015

NWCI welcomes today’s launch of the online portal, www.stateboards.ie, as well as the new guidelines, as part of the broad reforms of the process of appointments to State Boards. Louise Glennon, Women in Leadership Officer at...

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