Published: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
While the forthcoming pension auto-enrolment scheme will increase pension coverage, it will not address the structural inequalities faced by women in our pension system and may even make them worse. This is one of the key findings of a new...read more
Published: Thursday, December 05, 2024
Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) – a joint project between the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) – today (5th December) hosted a webinar Safe, Warm, Green: Towards Energy Justice that highlighted the gendered...read more
Published: Monday, December 02, 2024
No breakthrough for women in General Election 2024 National Women’s Council calls for Local Election gender quotas to ensure pipeline for women into politics Press Release, 2nd December 2024 Responding to the results of the...read more
Published: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
National Women’s Council and Women’s Aid Federation NI launch new report examining the issue of domestic violence across the island 26 November Today (26 November) the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Women’s Aid...read more
Published: Thursday, November 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) and Women for Election are calling on general election candidates to commit to increasing women’s representation in the next Dáil term. NWC have highlighted 10 key asks for...read more
Published: Friday, November 15, 2024
Gender Quota leads to record number of women running in General Election 2024 Ahead of the close of nominations for the General Election tomorrow (16th November), the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (15th November) welcomed the record number of...read more
Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
12 November 2024 What impact does climate change have on communities in Ireland, particularly women and marginalised communities. That’s the question posed by the Community Work in a Changing Ireland certificate programme with a new focus on feminist climate justice....read more
Published: Monday, November 11, 2024
The National Women’s Council today launches our manifesto for women in General Election 2024 The National Women’s Council is today (Monday 11 November) launching our feminist vision for an Ireland that advances women’s equality and protects...read more
Published: Tuesday, November 05, 2024
50 women thought leaders from across the island of Ireland gathered in Dublin today (Tuesday, 5th November 2024) to explore and elevate women’s perspectives on the future of the island of Ireland through a feminist lens. The gathering was the...read more
Published: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Over the last two weeks, voters from every county have sent thousands of emails to political party leaders urging them to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care. This public call for change was facilitated...read more
Published: Thursday, October 24, 2024
In Galway, families are paying up to €252.50 per week for one child in full time childcare. For many, this is simply an unaffordable amount and places significant financial strain on households. In response to the ongoing childcare crisis,...read more
Published: Monday, October 21, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is urging the public to join our newly launched childcare e-action campaign, calling on political party leaders to commit to a public system of early childhood education and care in their political party...read more
Published: Thursday, October 10, 2024
In its presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement today (10th October 2024), the National Women’s Council (NWC) highlighted the need to centre the voices and experiences of women North and South...read more
Published: Tuesday, October 08, 2024
The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called on government and the Minister for Justice to prioritise legislation outlawing Sex For Rent exploitation as a matter of urgency before a general election. NWC will brief politicians at Leinster House...read more
Published: Saturday, October 05, 2024
National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel NWC says women and children in Gaza, wider Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen are bearing the brunt of Israeli brutality Press release for immediate release As the one-year anniversary...read more
