Published: Saturday, February 13, 2016
NWCI has asked leaders from the main political parties to outline what they will do to advance women's rights in Ireland when in Government after the General Election. This is the response from Enda Kenny, Fine Gael. I...
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NWCI has asked leaders from the main political parties to outline what they will do to advance women's rights in Ireland when in Government after the General Election. This is response from Joan Burton, The Labour Party. This...
NWCI has asked leaders from the main political parties to outline what they will do to advance women's rights in Ireland when in Government after the General Election. This is the response from Gerry Adams, Sinn Fé...
Published: Thursday, January 21, 2016
As part of our #FemGen election campaign, and following on from the launch of our Beakthrough Manifesto for Women, NWCI are attending as political party Ard Fheiseanna to drive support for women’s equality. First stop was the Fianna...
Published: Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Gender quota legislation passed by the Irish Parliament in 2012 specifies that at least 30% of party candidates for general elections should be female and at least 30% should be male. The quota will rise to 40% after 7 years. Failure to comply will...
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2015
In our rush to push away violent men as 'other-than-us' we are often blinded to how our actions can facilitate a culture of violence against women, which is, at times reaffirmed by how this violence is reported by the media...
Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The stark reality of this violence has been very prominent this year with the horrendous murders of Natalie McGuinness, of heroic Garda Tony Golden and the lifelong injuries to Siobhan Philips. Violence against Women leads to murders, physical injuries, mental...
Published: Monday, August 31, 2015
Girls like pink and boys like blue – this stereotyping starts from the moment we are born, but it gets more pervasive as we grow up. And gender stereotyping matters, because it places unrealistic and conflicting expectations on us, which...
Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
This week's Women in History blog is about a woman often referred to in passing, but one I never realised was Irish. I first wrote about her for the Women’s Museum of Ireland (www.womensmuseumofireland.ie -...
Published: Wednesday, July 01, 2015
The enactment of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, as well as establishing the merged Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, also included an important provision that will strengthen our legislative framework to promote equality, prohibit discrimination and...
Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Yes, you are reading both a male and female name on this week’s article. This is the incredible story of an Irish woman who lived as a man, eventually becoming a Union soldier in the American Civil War....
Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
In the fifth installment of NWCI's "Sharing Stories of Women in History" series, this week we will look at another woman in STEM, Phyllis Clinch, an award-winning scientist. Phyllis Clinch was an award-winning Irish scientist and professor. Her research...
Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
What moves you to take action? What will be your legacy? Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and women and girl's rights advocate asked these questions in her recent lecture at Dublin City University. Leymah shared the 2011 prize with...
Published: Thursday, May 07, 2015
This is the fourth instalment of NWCI’s “Sharing Stories of Women in History.” This woman’s story was brought to my attention by a close friend who remembers seeing a tribute to her in the...
Published: Thursday, April 30, 2015
If there’s one standpoint I really struggle with, it’s the assumption that feminism is, in some way, the stock preserve of man-hating antagonists. Without giving away my age, it’s fair to say I...
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