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Published: Friday, November 15, 2024
Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the General Election tomorrow (16th November), the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (15th November) welcomed the record number of...
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) this morning responded to the Morgan McKinley research which shows that the gender pay gap in the professional sector in Ireland is 20%, saying that unless immediate action is taken, we will...
Published: Friday, October 14, 2016
The World Congress on Women’s Mental Health is coming to Dublin next March 2017. There will be symposia and workshop presentatoins by speakers from across the globe, on a variety of themes related to women’s mental health....
NWCI has launched Fill the Gap - NWCI's Pre 2017 Budget Submission on 21 September 2016. Recession and austerity have had a disproportionate economic impact on women in Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap has widened from 12.6% to 14.4% while the Gender Pension Gap...
Congratulations to our new Executive Board which was elected at our AGM. Frances Byrne, committed feminist and communications professional, was elected as the new Chairperson and Sheila Dickson from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Orgnisaiton was re-elected as Deputy Chairperson....
“We should not pose a question ‘what can this treaty [CEDAW] do for women in Ireland and everywhere else’ but reverse it and ask ourselves ‘what do we plan to do with this Convention in order...
Feminist Futures - NWCI's Annual Report 2015 is now available on our website. It outlines NWCI's key achievements, campaigns and events throughout the year. Read full version of Feminist Futures - NWCI Annual Report 2015
NWCI has welcomed the announcement of a comprehensive childcare package as part of Budget 2017 as a significant change of direction that has the potential to have a huge positive impact on women’s equality if further funding will be...
NWCI has launched its new Strategic Plan Driving Women's Equality 2016-2020 at our AGM on 9th September 2016. The plan build on the progress made by NWCI for women's equality in Ireland and sets out our vision for the...
Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is the leading national women’s membership organisation seeking equality for women. We represent 180 member groups as well as a wide range of individual members from a diversity of backgrounds,...
Published: Tuesday, October 11, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the announcement of a comprehensive childcare package as part of Budget 2017 as a significant change of direction that has the potential to have a huge positive impact on women&rsquo...
Published: Friday, October 07, 2016
Violeta Neubauer, independent women’s human rights and gender equality expert from Slovenia is in Dublin today to address a seminar being held by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) on the United Nations Convention on...
Published: Wednesday, October 05, 2016
NWCI's Members and Friends meeting "Women's Rights and CEDAW" will be held in the Mansion House in Dublin on 6th October. On this page you will be able to follow the livestreaming of the morning discussion...
Published: Thursday, September 29, 2016
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the announcement by An Garda Siochana Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan, to establish regional units to tackle domestic abuse and sexual offences. Orla O'Connor, Director of NWCI said "This is...
Published: Sunday, September 25, 2016
NWCI was delighted to join colleagues, memebrs and friends at this year's ARC March for Choice in Dublin City. the march kicked off at the GArden of Remembeance, where men, women and children from across Ireland gathered in show...
Published: Saturday, September 24, 2016
As thousands of women take to the streets across Ireland and globally in the Abortion Rights Campaign 2016 March for Choice, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has reiterated calls to repeal the 8th amendment, without further delays. ...
Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today launched their 2017 Pre Budget Submission, ‘Fill the Gap’, calling on the Government to tackle the deep inequalities women face in the pension system and invest in affordable childcare. ...
Published: Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Please take note of the date for the next NWCI Members and Friends Meeting - Women’s Rights and CEDAW Speakers will Include:- Ms Violeta Neubauer, independent women’s human rights and gender equality expert from Slovenia...
Published: Sunday, September 11, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is delighted to announce Frances Byrne, committed feminist and communications professional, as our new Chairperson. She was elected at NWCI’s AGM on Friday, 9 September 2017. A lone mother since the 199...
Published: Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Register Now for the September EU Equality & Inclusion Funding Call! Women Returning to the Workforce, Women’s Entrepreneurship & Migrant Integration ...
Published: Monday, August 08, 2016
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today raised serious concerns around any proposals to reduce pension entitlements for part-time workers, as this would have a disproportionate impact on women pension entitlements. RTE has reported that officials...
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