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Category: Press Releases
Published: Friday, June 28, 2024
Two years on from the Zero Tolerance Strategy, how far are we from Zero Tolerance for violence against women? National Women’s Council says leniency of Cathal Crotty sentence is not unusual The National Women’s Council (NWC)...
Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Women and minorities grossly under-represented at local level: NWC Women’s representation at local level is stagnant at 26% New research, commissioned by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and published today, finds that women and minoritised people...
Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
NWC is currently recruiting for a Digital Communications Officer This is an important time for the National Women’s Council (NWC). As the leading representative organisation for women and women’s organisations with over 190 member groups across...
Published: Friday, June 14, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Dr Jennifer Okeke as NWC’s new Chairperson and Shirley Scott as NWC’s new Deputy Chairperson. Both were elected by NWC members at NWC’s...
Published: Monday, June 10, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (10th June 2024) welcomed the women elected as Councillors in the Local Elections but is very disappointed about the missed opportunity to break the critical barrier of 40% for women’s...
Published: Thursday, May 30, 2024
The National Women’s Council says quotas are needed to address the democratic deficit In the run-up to the local elections, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed the record number of women running at 31%, but says...
Published: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Women candidates in the constituency will this morning be asked to commit to feminist policies This morning women candidates running for EU Election in Ireland South will be asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and...
Published: Monday, May 27, 2024
The National Women’s Council says public childcare is the only way to ensure affordable and accessible childcare for all Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that Budget 2025, as...
Published: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Women in extreme housing difficulty are being forced to make a choice between sexual exploitation and homelessness, according to a new report from the National Women’s Council. Published today, the report recommends that landlords engaging in sex-for-rent exploitation...
Published: Monday, May 13, 2024
This afternoon women candidates running for EU Election in Midlands-Northwest will be asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and lives of women and girls at EU level. The women candidates who have been invited to...
Published: Friday, May 03, 2024
Women candidates in the Dublin Constituency were this morning asked to commit to feminist policies by signing up to the European Women’s Lobby feminist manifesto This morning women candidates running for EU Election in Dublin were asked to...
Published: Wednesday, May 01, 2024
The voices of women who have experienced barriers in accessing perinatal mental health supports at primary care level, within the community, and when seeking specialist supports, will be heard at a conference in Dublin on May 1st 2024. The conference: "From...
Published: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
The National Women’s Council is partnering on a historic European Initiative to gather 1 million signatures in support of improving abortion access across the EU. Orla O’Connor, NWC director said: “Across Europe, more than 20 million women...
Published: Thursday, April 18, 2024
National Women’s Council says new Plan must respond to the health needs of marginalised women The new Women’s Health Action Plan, launched today by the Department of Health, pledges further investment to expand and develop new...
EXTENDED DEADLINE: The National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) are seeking a suitably qualified evaluator(s) to undertake the evaluation of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) project. About The Project Women and marginalised...
Published: Monday, April 15, 2024
Civil society groups, frontline services, advocacy organisations, academics and doctors have written to government to demand urgent action The National Women’s Council (NWC), along with civil society groups, frontline services, advocacy organisations, academics and doctors, have written ...
Published: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Feminist Communities for Climate Justice examined current climate policy and identified a number of critical gaps for women and marginalised people The first report in Ireland to ever examine how current climate policy is impacting women and other marginalised groups...
Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Fancy running, walking or dancing the Dublin Marathon in aid of the National Women's Council? All funds you raise will go directly toward our work on women-centred healthcare, economic equality and ending gender-based violence. This year's...
Published: Saturday, March 09, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) today expressed its deep disappointment about the clear no vote in both the family and care referendums. While the reasons for this are complex, the result is a clear wakeup call that...
Published: Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Participants say these referendums are a necessary next step on the road to equality Supporters of a YesYes vote have come together in a final call on the electorate to vote YesYes on Friday. They say the votes...
“The feminists are getting angry and are moving into action. They seem stung by the suggestion that the normal place for a woman is the home.” -John Charles McQuaid memo to DeValera, undated. Women gathered outside...
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