National Women’s Council General Election Manifesto Supporting Document 2024

Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Women’s rights and gender equality must be at the forefront of the upcoming general election. Women and girls continue to face significant social and economic inequalities, with marginalised women facing additional challenges. Women are facing a housing and homelessness crisis, a cost-of-living crisis, a public services crisis in terms of access to essential services like childcare, health and social care – and the ongoing effects of the climate and biodiversity emergency. There is an epidemic of violence against women, and a growth in far-right violence and hate, with a deeply anti-women sentiment. The general election is pivotal for women, and the commitments that follow in the next Programme for Government has the potential to set us on a path towards real gender equality. The next Government must commit to tackling the widespread systemic gender inequalities we face - and fully address the needs of all women and girls in our society. Only with vision, real ambition, and a commitment to gender equality can we achieve the Ireland we all want to see.

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