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1. ‘Pre-Budget 2008 Submission Launch’ - Orla O’ Connor
Excerpt: …Pre-Budget 2008 Submission Launch, Presentation by Orla O' Connor, NWCI October 2007
Section: Publications
5. NWCI launch Election 2007 Manifesto ahead of International Women’s Day
Excerpt: …Today, the eve of International Womens Day, the National Womens Council of Ireland, who represents over 300,000 women in Ireland, launched their Election Manifesto. The Council also announced its intention to pursue legal proceedings against the state on behalf of women who have been discriminated against for many years in…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) has responded with an overall sense of disquiet at the launch of the Governments National Womens Strategy this afternoon, Wednesday 18th April.While the NWCI welcomes the Governments focus on womens equality and the recognition of the inequalities that persist for women in Ireland,…
Section: Latest News
8. NWCI Election 2007 Manifesto
Excerpt: …Ireland will be a better place when we have: more women in positions of decision-making zero tolerance of violence against women sharing of care and household work economic equality between women and men equal respect and autonomy for all women, irrespective of diversity and difference
Section: Publications
9. ‘Women’s Economic Independence as a Right’ - Noeline Blackwell
Excerpt: …Women's Economic Independence as a Right Presentation by Noeline Blackwell, Director General, FLAC March 2007
Section: Publications
11. CSO confirms gross under-representation of women in decision-making
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland has consistently lobbied for increased representation of women in political decision making in Ireland.Todays report of the Central Statistics Office gives the percentage of women as only 14% of TDs in the Dail and 20% of regional and local authorities. Women and Men in…
Section: Latest News
12. Budget 2007 - Big money, no vision
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland reacted with dismay to the measures announced in Budget 2007 that affect women with high childcare costs and women in the social welfare system.This budget does nothing to advance womens equality, nor does it alleviate the economic burden of childcare for young families, despite…
Section: Latest News
13. The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women: Second national report
Excerpt: …In 1997 The European Women's Lobby (EWL) set up an Observatory on Violence against Women drawing together experts from the then fifteen Member States, now expanded to twenty five, to share experience, gather data and examine progress across the European Union. The EWL Observatory is co-ordinated by and feeds into…
Section: Publications
14. Irish Women’s Health Meeting International Standards?
Excerpt: …Today, Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, T.D. launches the National Women's Council of Ireland new publication "Women's Health - Meeting International Standards".The report is being launched at a time;when the all cancer mortality (death) rate in women in Ireland is second highest in Western Europe; when for women…
Section: Latest News
15. Final Opportuntiy for Government to keep its promises to women in Budget 2007
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland launched its Pre-Budget 2007 Submission today saying that Budget 2007 is the final opportunity for this Government to fulfil the many commitments that they havmade towards improving the lives of Irish women.Orla OConnor, Head of Policy at NWCI speaking at the launch said that…
Section: Latest News
16. NWCI express deep concern at Scheme for Immigration and Residence Protection Bill
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland has expressed deep concern regarding the Governments Scheme for an Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill, published yesterday. Whilst there are some welcome initiatives within the Bill, the failure of Government to provide adequate protection to particular groups of immigrants is deeply worrying said Rachel…
Section: Latest News
18. A Guide to Effective Lobbying for Women’s Groups in Ireland
Excerpt: …The purpose of this handbook is to assist women's groups develop an achievable strategy for change. It is intended as a guide to effective lobbying of decision-makers in Ireland and is designed to build the capacity of women's groups across the country to engage with decision-makers and the policy-making process.The…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …While gender affects the health of both men and women, there are significant health consequences of discrimination against women in nearly every society. Poverty, unequal power relations between women and men, and unequal access to resources, are powerful barriers to women in achieving, and maintaining, optimal levels of health.The NWCI…
Section: Publications
20. Amalgamated FINAL accounts 2006
Excerpt: NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2006
Section: Publications
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