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Proposed pension changes would hit women hardest

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...

Fold and Rise - A feminist perspective on the folding and unfolding of time.

Published: Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Traveller women  took part on 29th June 2016 in a bread making workshop as part of an NWCI event organised by Artists Fold and Rise and Pavee Point.  Kneading and folding dough was used in the half-day workshop with...

NWCI at the National Economic Dialogue

Published: Friday, July 01, 2016

NWCI's Niamh Allen and Eilis Ní Chaithnia attended the National Economic Dialogue at the end of June. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 tackles the scale of...

World Congress on Women’s Mental Health in Dublin in 2017: Extended deadline for submitting abstracts!

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

The World Congress on Women’s Mental Health is coming to Dublin next March 2017, and this is your chance to be involved! There is a Call for Abstracts, to present at a symposium or workshop on different issues relating...

Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women available to download

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

NWCI secured funding from The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Ireland to draw up a Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women to be used by various organisations in order to show their commitment to...

Date for your Diary - civil society engagement with the CEDAW process

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

The UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international human rights treaty that focuses on the development and advancement of women's rights  (More information here). In ratifying CEDAW, Ireland committed...

NWCI calls on the government to hold an immediate referendum to repeal the 8th amendment

Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016

Ireland’s prohibition and criminalisation of abortion services violated the human rights of a woman living in Ireland and caused her “intense physical and mental suffering” according to a ground-breaking ruling from the United Nations Human Rights...

NWCI calls for the government to tackle the scale of the challenge for women’s economic equality

Published: Monday, June 27, 2016

At the National Economic Dialogue today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 tackles the scale of the challenge of women’s equality, prioritising investment in essential public services...

No more excuses – NWCI calls on Government to end the violation of women’s human rights

Published: Friday, June 10, 2016

Responding to the groundbreaking UN Committee ruling on Irish abortion law, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on the Government to hold a referendum to repeal Article 40.3.3 (the Eighth Amendment) of the Constitution without further...

UN Committee finds Ireland’s abortion laws subjected woman to cruel and inhuman treatment

Published: Thursday, June 09, 2016

Ireland’s prohibition and criminalisation of abortion services violated the human rights of a woman living in Ireland and caused her “intense physical and mental suffering” according to a ground-breaking ruling from the United Nations Human Rights...

32nd Dail must make progress on women’s equality

Published: Friday, May 06, 2016

• 4 women appointed to Cabinet, the same number  as 2011 • A missed opportunity by An Taoiseach to honour pre-election commitment to a 50:50 Cabinet • Former NWCI Chairperson and former NWCI CEO hold Cabinet positions Following the announcement of the...

Enda Kenny must remember his pre-election commitment and appoint a gender balanced Cabinet

Published: Thursday, May 05, 2016

Last December Taoiseach Enda Kenny pledged to appoint equal numbers of women and men in cabinet if Fine Gael is returned to power.  This commitment was echoed by Michéal Martin in a letter to the National Women...

Women in Ireland deserve an independently governed National Maternity Hospital

Published: Friday, April 29, 2016

In response to reports that the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group is refusing to allow submission of the planning application for the new National Maternity Hospital to be co-located on the St Vincent’s University Hospital site, unless...

NWCI congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann

Published: Thursday, April 28, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann. Alice Mary is currently Policy and Campaigns Officer with NWCI and took leave to campaign in the NUI Seanad election. ...

Gender proofing our healthcare system will improve health outcomes for all patients

Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Over the coming months Ireland will be examined by the UN under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and will be required to report on how it promotes women’s right to...

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