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1. New part time career programmes for lone parents with free childcare
Excerpt: …One Family is running two new Programmes to support people parenting alone.The New Futures Programme offers career planning with support. It is a 20 week part-time course accredited at FETAC level 4/5.Join the New Futures programme and:Discover what jobs or courses suit youBecome more confidentGet the support and friendship from…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …We sorted out some issues with our Facebook presence and finally have a unique Facebook page for the organisation. We are looking forward to your posts and comments!Find us on Facebook
Section: Newsflash
3. Voce di Donna - Women of the Stage
Excerpt: …A unique fundraising night of comic and dramatic opera at the historical Pepper Canister performed by members of the Good Works Opera and special guests in aid of the Women's Therapy Centre.Tickets: 25 EurosPair of Tickets: 45 EurosOAP/Students/Unemployed: 15 EurosTickets are one sale at www.womenstherapycentre.ie and at the Runner Bean,…
Section: Newsflash
4. A Constitution for All Women - Members and Friends Meeting
Excerpt: …Members and Friends from across the country came together at our Members and Friends Meeting in Cork on the 24th September to learn more about the Constitutional Convention and discuss NWCI's involvement in the process. At the meeting NWCI launched its Working Paper "The Constitution, Gender and Reform" that will…
Section: Latest News
5. The Constitution, Gender and Reform
Excerpt: …The paper is a working paper drafted for consultation with members. After this consultation process the final contents of the text will be broken down in to sub-sections and published as individual policy documents for submission to the Constitutional Convention. Until the consultation process is finished the document does not…
Section: Publications
6. Constitution is sexist, exclusive and reductionist
Excerpt: …This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, Friday, September 21, 2012By Orla O'ConnorA new Constitution should embody our society's values and equality in particular, and women have most to gain, writes Orla O'ConnorIN 1936, while formulating a new constitution, Éamon de Valera established a civil service committee to…
Section: Latest News
7. Don’t Be Afraid to Call if you are Afraid of Someone Close
Excerpt: …Women's Aid marks the 20th year of its National Freephone Helpline by launching its new 'Don't Be Afraid' national public awareness advertising campaign. The campaign encourages women living with domestic abuse to speak up and to call the Women's Aid National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900.The four week long radio,…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …Article first appeared in the Cork Independent, 20 September 2012 An event to inform women about the upcoming constitutional convention and the need to affect real change in the document will be held next Monday in Cork city. The event, open to the public and being organised by the National…
Section: Latest News
9. Munster Women call for a new Constitution - Press Release
Excerpt: …Women from Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Tipperary will come together to call for a new Constitution for Ireland in Cork on Monday, 24th September.The event "A Constitution for all Women" is being convened by the National Women's Council of Ireland [NWCI] and the UCC Women's Studies Programme.Orla O'Connor,…
Section: Latest News
10. Column: Austerity has an unequal impact on women. So let’s fix this.
Excerpt: …Opinion Piece published on journal.ie, 14 September 2012 Statistically speaking, spending cuts hit women hardest - but protecting disadvantaged groups should be at the heart of the Budget, write Orla O'Connor and Clara Fischer.RECENTLY THE FAWCETT Society, the leading civil society organisation working toward the amelioration of gender inequalities in…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The NWCI welcomes the European Commission proposal to designate 2013 as the European Year of Citizens as an important step towards building a European Union that promotes equality between women and men. However the NWCI shares the concerns of the European Women's Lobby (EWL) that the EC proposal lacks a…
Section: Publications
12. Reversal of Cuts to Personal Assistance and Home Help Services
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland has added its voice to the call for a reversal of cuts to Personal Assistance and Home Care Services."We are appalled at this decision which flies in the face of Government commitments to protect the most socially excluded in this economic crisis. This latest…
Section: Latest News
13. New Pension Measures Condemn Older Women to Increased Risk of Poverty
Excerpt: …National Women's Council of Ireland has expressed real concern at the new pension measures being introduced by the Department of Social Protection. The measures, which cut contributory payments to many of those who will go on pension in September. The measures will cut contributory pensions to new pension recipients by…
Section: Latest News
14. New €250k fund to stimulate business start-ups by female entrepreneurs - Minister Bruton
Excerpt: …Minister launches new competitive feasibility fund The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mr Richard Bruton TD, today [Tuesday] announced the establishment by Enterprise Ireland of a €250K Competitive Feasibility Fund aimed at stimulating high potential business start-ups by female entrepreneurs. The fund will be open for applications from Tuesday…
Section: Latest News
15. NWCI submission to the Council of Europe on A,B,C versus Ireland
Excerpt: …The NWCI has been closely monitoring the Government response to the implementation of the A, B and C v Ireland case and we are deeply concerned with the lack of progress. NWCI views the response to date of the Irish government as inadequate to satisfy the requirements of the judgment.…
Section: Publications
16. Equality Small Grants Fund
Excerpt: …The Equality Authority has launched an Equality Small Grants Fund which will provide grants of up to €4,000 for equality-focused actions.National and local NGOs working on one or more of the nine equality grounds (gender, civil status, family status, age, sexual orientation, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community)…
Section: Latest News
17. LGBT Noise’s March for Marriage 2012
Excerpt: …When? - Sunday August 12th at 3pmWhere? - Meet at City Hall, top of Parliament Street, Dublin - marching to the Department of Justice.Civil Partnership is NOT equality.We ask you, your friends, your family and your co-workers to MARCH FOR MARRIAGE!Click here to visit the LGBT websiteClick here to visit…
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Excerpt: …DÁIL QUESTIONS addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality (Mr. Shatter) by Deputy Mick Wallace for WRITTEN on Tuesday, 17th July, 2012. * 513. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Government will publish its next report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All…
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19. National Women’s Council of Ireland Stresses Need for Legislation to Fully Implement ABC Case
Excerpt: …Today marks the day when the Expert Group on abortion would have released its report on how to implement the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of A, B and C v Ireland. The Expert Group were due to report its findings by the end…
Section: Latest News
20. No further Cuts to Child Benefit : NWCI responds to IMF suggestions
Excerpt: …Child Benefit is critical for families to support the costs of raising children. Now more than ever low and middle income families are relying on Child Benefit as an essential part of household budgets, stated Orla O'Connor, Acting CEO National Women's Council of Ireland in response to the IMF Report.Due…
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