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Published: Thursday, November 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to commit to increasing women’s representation in the next Dáil term. NWC have highlighted 10 key asks for...
Published: Monday, September 14, 2015
Women’s economic situation has deteriorated significantly over recent years in Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap has widened from 12.6% to 14.4%. Women in couples lost 14% of their income during the recession compared to 9% for men. A majority of low...
Published: Monday, September 07, 2015
Following extensive coverage in both national and local press over the weekend on Ireland’s current childcare crisis, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today reiterated its calls for the introduction of a Scandinavian childcare...
Published: Thursday, September 03, 2015
In a letter this week to the Minister for Health, Dr. Leo Varadkar, TD, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for resourcing of initiatives in Budget 2016 for a health care service that responds better to...
Published: Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Are you under 30 and looking to make change in the world? Free Campaign Training for anyone interested in women’s rights, equality and change making! ActionAid is looking for eight dynamic young people to join a week of international...
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women in Ireland. There needs to be public awareness of this fact because women and men have different experiences of cardiovascular health, in diagnosis, treatment and health outcomes. Women’s symptoms...
NWCI will launch our 2016 Pre-Budget Submission on Monday September 14. Our submission will be available on our website from 9am that morning. Ireland simply cannot afford a budget which delivers more of the same or offers only small adjustment to our...
In a letter to the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly, NWCI called for urgently-needed funding to be restored to women’s community groups in Budget 2016. Austerity and cutbacks over recent years have disseminated community development...
The Heads of the new Bill on Domestic Violence were published by Minister Frances Fitzgerald in July, and NWCI welcomed the new measures to be introduced to protect women from domestic violence. 1 in 5 women in Ireland experience domestic violence and...
Published: Tuesday, September 01, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) presented at the National Economic Dialogue in mid July, where our Director, Orla O'Connor called on the Government to prioritise investment in essential public services and infrastructure, particularly childcare, and...
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today held a meeting with women's organisations from across the Midlands region, to explore women’s representation in local government in late June. The event was held in conjunction...
Published: Monday, August 31, 2015
In a letter this week to the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has called for urgently-needed funding to be restored to women’s community groups in...
Published: Thursday, August 27, 2015
Working with young women is central to NWCI’s work and the advancement of women’s equality in Ireland. Local projects, such as the Ballymun Young Women’s Project, that involve the direct participation of young...
Published: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
What do you want to see in your Feminist Futures? With this question NWCI started a discussion on social media a few days before our Annual General Meeting to inform the debate on the day. The response was phenomenal and...
Published: Thursday, August 20, 2015
In a letter sent to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr James Reilly, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the introduction of an affordable quality childcare infrastructure, complemented by paid leave to...
Published: Friday, July 24, 2015
Press Release, 24th July 2015 In response to the publication of the Heads of the new Bill on Domestic Violence by Minister Frances Fitzgerald today the National Women’s Council of Ireland welcomes the new measures to be introduced to...
Published: Thursday, July 23, 2015
In response to the launch of the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Future Investment in Early Years and School-Age Care and Education by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, James Reilly today, the National Women’s Council of...
Published: Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland today said that while a proposed 50c increase in the Minimum Wage does not go far enough, the Government must act immediately to ensure it is implemented. NWCI also called for stronger...
Published: Thursday, July 16, 2015
At the National Economic Dialogue today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to prioritise investment in essential public services and infrastructure, particularly childcare, and reduce inequalities between women and men in Budget 2016. Prioritise...
Published: Friday, July 03, 2015
At the Pre-Budget Forum hosted by the Department of Social Protection today, NWCI called on the Government to use Budget 2016 to turn things around for women and deliver real results for those on lower incomes who have suffered the worst...
Published: Thursday, July 02, 2015
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) calls on the Government to reverse today’s mass transition from the One Parent Family payment, pending the delivery of affordable, accessible childcare, as well as decent work and decent...
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