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Marginalised women and girls face significant barriers in accessing mental health services: report

Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

A new report has found that many groups of women – including women in Direct Provision, women in abusive relationships, and low-income women – face significant barriers in accessing mental health services. The research, published by the National Women&rsquo...

NWC calls for national conversation on care at its 50th Anniversary Annual General Meeting

Published: Thursday, June 15, 2023

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called for a national conversation on creating a caring society at its Annual General Meeting Morning Event to mark the organisation’s 50th Anniversary today (Thursday, 15th June). The call comes...

Budget 2024 extraordinary opportunity to tackle systemic inequalities for women: NWC

Published: Monday, June 12, 2023

Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that the Budget 2024 surplus presents an extraordinary opportunity for government to invest in long-term, sustainable measures which would tackle the systemic inequalities that...

Major Human Rights Hearing highlights fundamental policy gaps on care

Published: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

On Tuesday 30th May a Human Rights Hearing on care will bring together women carers, Irish politicians and national and international experts to examine how to improve policy and practices on care. The event, organised by ActionAid Ireland and National...

NWC Launches Family-Friendly Toolkit in Longford to Boost Women’s Representation in Local Government

Published: Monday, May 29, 2023

Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 11% of councilors in Longford are women The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Longford, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with caring...

Five years on from Repeal, women are still denied access to abortion in Ireland

Published: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Five years on from Repeal, women are still denied access to abortion in Ireland NWC marks anniversary with launch of public campaign to demand political progress on abortion barriers For immediate release – Wednesday 24 May 2023 The National Women...

Gender quotas needed for local elections in Northern Ireland

Published: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Women represent half of the electorate in the north but make up only 32% of candidates across all local authorities The National Women’s Council is calling for the implementation of gender quotas for future local government elections in Northern...

Socially engaged artist residency to celebrate 50 years of National Women’s Council

Published: Monday, May 15, 2023

Create and The National Women’s Council (NWC) are delighted to announce artist and activist Grace Dyas as the recipient of an Artist Residency Award. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of NWC, the leading representative organisation for women and...

Launch of Family-Friendly Toolkit in Wicklow to Boost Women’s Representation in Local Government

Published: Monday, May 08, 2023

Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 34% of councilors in Wicklow are women. The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Wicklow, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with...

Join our Team: Violence Against Women Officer

Published: Thursday, May 04, 2023

NWC is hiring a Violence against women (VAW) Officer is to support our goals in ending gender-based violence and exploitation in line with the NWC Strategic Plan 2021-2024: No Woman Left Behind. This role will include policy analysis, campaigning and...

Join our team: Women’s Health Officer

Published: Thursday, May 04, 2023

NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Officer who will play a key role in developing and delivering NWC’s policy, advocacy and campaigns work on women’s health in line with our Strategic Plan 2021-2024: 'No...

Referendum is historic opportunity for women’s equality

Published: Wednesday, May 03, 2023

At a May Day event on Wednesday evening, the National Women’s Council will say recognition of care is critical for workplace equality The National Women’s Council (NWC) says that while there are significant ...

Call to action for survivors in the three justice systems – criminal, civil and child protection

Published: Tuesday, May 02, 2023

The Minister for Justice Simon Harris has today welcomed the launch of a significant report by the National Women’s Council (NWC), highlighting the urgent need for reforms across the justice system for survivors reporting domestic and sexual abuse....

O’Shea Abortion Review must be catalyst for system change: NWC

Published: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has warmly welcomed Marie O’Shea’s review of the abortion system, and stated that the report must act as a catalyst for system change so that every woman who needs...

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