Making our voices heard ﾖ the stories of Muslim women in Ireland

Published: Monday, June 07, 2010

Who cares?

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009

All Our Children

Published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009

This paper is presented to inform the decision-making process with regard to Child Benefit in the Budget 2010 and to inform the debate surrounding the proposals that have been made by and to Government.

disability and women in ireland

Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Forgotten Women

Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Older women's experience of the Irish pension system highlights the cumulative effect of discrimination against women in Irish society. The following testimonies reflect the enormous contribution which women have made to family, working life and society through their care work...

Pensions: What Women Want

Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Government published the Green Paper on Pensions in October 2007 and called for a widespread debate on the future development of old age pensions informed both by the Green Paper and the suite of reports published by the Pensions Board....

NWCI Health Strategy 2008 - 2010

Published: Monday, December 31, 2007

NWCI Election 2007 Manifesto

Published: Saturday, March 31, 2007

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,...

The Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women: Second national report

Published: Saturday, September 30, 2006

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....

A Guide to Effective Lobbying for Women’s Groups in Ireland

Published: Thursday, August 31, 2006

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...

Women’s Health in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

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...

The Links Between Prostitution and Trafficking

Published: Saturday, December 31, 2005

Prepared for the Joint Project Coordinated by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) and the European Women's Lobby (EWL) on Promoting Preventative Measures to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation: A Swedish and United States Governmental and...

An Accessible Childcare Model

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2005

There is a growing commitment,both in EU countries and internationally,to recastfamily and childcare policies,in an effortto make them more supportive of,and accessible to, diverging groups of families in today's society.Recognition of the vital role of...

Milennium Report on Violence Against Women

Published: Sunday, December 31, 2000

In January 1999, the National Women's Council of Ireland initiated Women Mapping the New Millennium, a national research, analysis and action study. The research focused on six key areas of enquiry: violence against women, women and health, poverty, work, education and...