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Excerpt: …Reforming the social welfare system and ending the unequal treatment of women in the system has been a key goal of the NWCI. In our report 'A Woman's Model for Social Welfare Reform' (2003), and our subsequent campaign, the NWCI clearly highlights the discrimination that women face in the social…
Section: Publications
2. NWCI reacts with outrage at todays High Court decision
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) have reacted with outrage at the release, this afternoon, of a 41-year old man who was jailed in 2004 for having sex with a 12-year old girl. The High Courts decision to free the man has come in the aftermath of last weeks…
Section: Latest News
3. NWCI submission to the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform on Domestic Partnership
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Working Group on Domestic Partnership, established by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.The call is timely and appropriate given: Recommendations of the Equality Authority and NESF on the need to legislate in this…
Section: Publications
4. Buying Sex is not a Sport -NWCI launch public awareness campaign
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) are today (Thursday) set to launch a nationwide public awareness campaign to highlight the issue of trafficking in women for prostitution, for major international sporting events.The campaign Buying Sex is not a Sport is being launched in light of the up-coming FIFA World…
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5. NWCI to celebrate women’s leadership to mark International Women’s Day 2006
Excerpt: …International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. This year, The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) will hold an event to celebrate the leadership of women in…
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6. NWCI response to the Mental Health Commission discussion paper "A Model for Recovery in Irish M
Excerpt: …Women have a particular experience of mental ill health, and therefore specific mental health needs. In 1997 the Government acknowledged that mental health services do not meet women's needs.2 Women's mental health is affected by various factors relating to women's inequality and multiple discriminations in Irish society. In order to…
Section: Publications
7. NWCI welcomes social insurance protection for childminders
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the measure to include childminders within the Social Insurance system (PRSI), announced today, as part of the new Childminders Relief Measure. This measure will allow childminders to earn up to 10,000 and be exempt from paying tax.Linking this scheme to social insurance…
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8. NWCI expresses disappointment on the definition of the family
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) has expressed disappointment that the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution does not favour a new definition for the family. The Committee has agreed to maintain the definition of family to be one that is based upon marriage. The Council were reacting to…
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9. NWCI disappointed at granting of Stringfellows Licence
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council of Ireland (NWCI) has expressed dismay at the granting of a licence to Strinnightclub to open premises in Parnell Street, in Dublin and considers that current licensing conditions appear inadequate.We view lap-dancing as being part of the spectrum of commercial sexual exploitation, which contributes to a…
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11. The Links Between Prostitution and Trafficking
Excerpt: …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 Non-Governmental Organisation Partnership
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12. NWCI Submission on the Rural Development Strategy Plan 2007-2013
Excerpt: …The NWCI welcomes this opportunity to make a submission to Ireland's Rural Development Strategy Plan 2007-2013. This rural development strategy will form the basis of the future development of Ireland's rural areas and of Ireland's rural development policies. In light of this, the NWCI membership believe that it is crucial…
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Excerpt: …The NWCI welcomes and supports the private members motion to modernise the current social welfare system, which will be put forward for discussion in the Seanad this evening (Wednesday 9 November, 5pm).The motion, to be proposed by Senator Sheila Terry (Fine Gael), follows the NWCI's presentation to the Joint Oireachtas…
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16. An Accessible Childcare Model
Excerpt: …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 family policies,the continuing promotion of gender equality,the strengthening of social cohesion and the widening of…
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17. Equality Authority to Appeal High Court Decision in Relation to Portmarnock Golf Club
Excerpt: …The Equality Authority is to appeal the recent High Court decision on Portmarnock Golf Club to the Supreme Court. The decision to appeal is based on the serious issues raised by the case and on the far reaching consequences of the High Court decision.Niall Crowley, CEO of the Equality Authority…
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Excerpt: …This submission raises a number of general concerns in relation to the discussion document, outlines some of the features of the feminisation of migration, highlights key principles which we wish to see underpinning any future migration legislation or policy and sets out some key pertinent issues facing migrant women in…
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19. NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2005
Excerpt: NWCI Amalgamated Audited Accounts 2005
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20. Extend First Phase of Cervical Screening
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) supports the call made at the first National Cervical Screening conference last Saturday (June 18th, 2005), to extend the first phase of the cervical screening programme to full population based screening. The NWCI is particularly alarmed that there has been a steady increase…
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