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#FemGen: NWCI calls for a sexism free general election campaign

Published: Wednesday, February 03, 2016

With news that the general election will be called todayy, the National Women’s Council of Ireland is calling on all candidates and supporters to conduct a sexism free campaign, that concentrates on crucial issues of women’s...

NWCI welcomes Minister for Health’s comments on abortion where the life and health of a woman is at risk

Published: Friday, January 29, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the comments made by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, yesterday that abortion should be permitted if there is significant risk to the health of a woman, not just in...

NWCI welcomes first National Maternity Strategy

Published: Thursday, January 28, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland and call for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the...

NWCI welcomes introduction of paternity leave

Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has welcomed today’s memo to Cabinet paving the way for the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family...

NWCI welcomes Sinn Fein and Labour’s move to make high costs of childcare key issue for election

Published: Friday, January 22, 2016

In response to childcare proposals put forward by Sinn Fein today and the Labour party last week, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed their move to make tackling the high costs of childcare a central...

NWCI welcome National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021 to make Ireland a safer place for women and girls

Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcome the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021 and call for all political parties to commit to tackling violence against women in...

#FemGen: Make the General Election 2016 a Breakthrough Election for Women in Ireland

Published: Wednesday, January 06, 2016

On Nollaig na mBan, also known as Women’s Little Christmas, the day women traditionally take off to get together after Christmas while men are left at home to do the housework, the National Women’s Council of...

“Time is Money, Money is Time”

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

To mark October 17th UN Day Against Poverty, NWCI held a series of workshops to highlight the links between time poverty and income poverty for many women with a particular focus on women who are caring or parenting alone. ...

NWCI kickstart our feminist General Election campaign

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

With General Election 2016 imminent, NWCI will kick off our public campaign on 6 January. We will be launching our manifesto and asking candidates to sign up to key commitments that will significantly progress women’s equality during the next term...

“Hearing Women’s Voices” Report published

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Why are the majority of experts and guests on radio male? And why are women allocated shorter air time than their male counterparts? These questions and more are addressed in “Hearing Women’s Voices?” a study which...

NWCI in Limerick to discuss women and local government

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

On 25 November, NWCI, co-hosted with Limerick branch of the National Collective of Community-based Women’s Networks LINK, a workshop in Limerick exploring how women’s voices can be more deeply embedded into local government plans and services. The...

NWCI in Geneva at CEDAW

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The National Women’s Council of Ireland was in Geneva in mid-November to highlight the issues that the UN Committee governing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) needs to raise with the...

#FemFest - Thank you for a brilliant day

Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Almost 3 weeks ago we held #FemFest, a major conference with young women on body image and leadership, which was the culmination of a year's worth of workshops with young women.  The day was made possible by the young...

Join the fight for women’s equality - become a member of NWCI today!

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Have your voice represented in the corridors of power, have your say and influence the agenda, meet like-minded men and women who are determined the pave the way for equality for generations to come! Whether it's for your feminist...

#FemFest – Young Women are taking action

Published: Thursday, December 03, 2015

Young women from across Ireland will gather for a sold out #FemFest in Croke Park, Dublin this Friday, 4th December. #FemFest is a conference about young women and for young women (16 – 24 years) by the National Women’s Council...

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