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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Pension auto-enrolment fails to tackle inequality in our pension system for women

While the forthcoming pension auto-enrolment scheme will increase pension coverage, it will not address the structural inequalities faced by women...

Thursday, December 05, 2024

A warm home should not be a luxury: Feminist Communities for Climate Justice hosts webinar on energy

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) – a joint project between the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community...

Monday, December 02, 2024

No breakthrough for women in General Election 2024

No breakthrough for women in General Election 2024 National Women’s Council calls for Local Election gender quotas   ...

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Women’s organisations call for cross-border cooperation to tackle domestic violence

National Women’s Council and Women’s Aid Federation NI launch new report examining the issue of domestic...

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Women For Election and the National Women’s Council to host joint pre-election hustings

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to...

Friday, November 15, 2024

National Women’s Council: General Election is historic opportunity to improve women’s representation

Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the...

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Students graduate from first ever third-level course on the impact of climate on women & communities

12 November 2024 What impact does climate change have on communities in Ireland, particularly women and marginalised communities. That’s the...

Monday, November 11, 2024

Childcare key issue for women and families in GE24 says NWC

The National Women’s Council today launches our manifesto for women in General Election 2024 The National Women’s...

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Mary McAleese chairs Women’s Assembly on future of the island of Ireland

50 women thought leaders from across the island of Ireland gathered in Dublin today (Tuesday, 5th November 2024) to explore and elevate...

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Clear support amongst voters for a public system of early childhood education and care

Over the last two weeks, voters from every county have sent thousands of emails to political party leaders urging them...

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Families paying over €250 a week for childcare in Galway

In Galway, families are paying up to €252.50 per week for one child in full time childcare. For many, this...

Monday, October 21, 2024

Public Childcare is a General Election issue

The National Women’s Council (NWC) is urging the public to join our newly launched childcare e-action campaign, calling...

Thursday, October 10, 2024

National Women’s Council calls for women to be at centre of constitutional debate

In its presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement today (10th October 2024), the...

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Sex For Rent: National Women’s Council call on politicians to outlaw exploitation

The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on government and the Minister for Justice to prioritise legislation outlawing...

Saturday, October 05, 2024

National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel

National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel NWC says women and children in Gaza, wider Palestine,...

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

My journey into Feminism and Climate Justice through a Community Work lens

Olitha is currently a volunteer Donegal Intercultural Platform and undertook the NUI Level 7 Community Work in a Changing Ireland –...

Monday, June 17, 2024

#FeministClimateJustice Study Visits

As part of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's #FeministClimateJustice Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate...

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: Yes vote would recognise care as beating heart in body of our State

Some good has come from this care referendum. We are thinking and talking about care. I will be voting yes...

Friday, March 01, 2024

Mary McAleese keynote address for Yes Yes Campaign

We are fortunate to have a written Constitution. It was carefully crafted almost ninety years ago so that we would...

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Laura Cahillane: The ‘women in the home’ provision is hardly suitable for a modern Constitution

Dr Laura Cahillane is an associate professor in law at the University of Limerick Let’s get one thing...

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Why We Need Feminist Climate Justice

‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’ - a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community...

Thursday, November 09, 2023

Vicky Phelan - Keynote Speech at FemFest 2019

Your browser does not support the audio element.   I was invited today by the National Women's Council to...

Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Constitutional change: how to bring feminist and disability perspectives together

Why is constitutional change important?  I want to start by asking the question: to what extent constitutional change is...

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Orla O’Connor: Why are so many Irish women still travelling to the UK for abortions?

At least 860 women travelled from Ireland to the UK to access abortion since the Eighth Amendment was repealed....

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Orla O’Connor: Properly valuing care is crucial to women’s equality

Across the span of our lifetimes, we are all likely to care for and receive care from others. Both are...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Orla O’Connor: Every woman needs access to reproductive healthcare during her lifespan

The past number of years have been transformative for women’s healthcare in Ireland.  Abortion is now available...

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Orla O’Connor: Government must provide childcare and increase social welfare

At 9.1% in June, inflation is at levels not experienced in almost 40 years. Each week brings news of further price increases,...

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Orla O’Connor: We must recognise harassment for what it is – it is gender-based violence

This year has been like no other. As the global 16 Days of Action on violence against women end today, we...

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Covid-19 hit women hard, now Budget 2021 must support women

Covid-19 impacted on every family in Ireland, through the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job or...

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Orla O’Connor: Why is ending violence against women not an election issue?

One in four women in Ireland experience physical and sexual violence, yet we have heard precious little on the issue...

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