The Constitution, Gender and Reform

Published: Monday, September 24, 2012

The paper is a working paper drafted for consultation with members. After this consultation process the final contents of the text will be broken down in to sub-sections and published as individual policy documents for submission to the Constitutional Convention....

Submission to the European Commission Consultation on the 2013 EU Citizenship Report ‘EU citizens

Published: Friday, September 14, 2012

The NWCI welcomes the European Commission proposal to designate 2013 as the European Year of Citizens as an important step towards building a European Union that promotes equality between women and men. However the NWCI shares the concerns of the European...

NWCI submission to the Council of Europe on A,B,C versus Ireland

Published: Thursday, August 02, 2012

The NWCI has been closely monitoring the Government response to the implementation of the A, B and C v Ireland case and we are deeply concerned with the lack of progress. NWCI views the response to date of the Irish...

Annual Report 2011

Published: Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Click on the link below to read about all our work and activities during 2011.

NWCI Amalgamated 2011 accounts

Published: Sunday, June 17, 2012

NWCI Submission on New Human Rights and Equality Commission

Published: Monday, June 11, 2012

IntroductionThe National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is the national representative organisation of women in Ireland. Our mission is to achieve women's equality, empowering women to work together, while recognising and mobilising difference, in order to remove structural political, economic,...

Additional Comments to the NWCI Observations on the Review of the National Women’s Strategy

Published: Monday, June 11, 2012

IntroductionThe NWCI welcomes the opportunity to provide additional comments to our 'Observations on the Review of the National Women's Strategy (NWS) (2007-2016)' which we submitted in July 2010. The Observations and recommendations which we made in July 2010 are still very...

Submission to Ireland’s Draft Report to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural

Published: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Women's Human Rights AllianceThe Women's Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) was established in 2001 as a coalition of women and women's organizations promoting a women's human rights approach to the advancement of women's equality in Ireland. The Alliance works to promote women's...

Consultation on Your Health is Your Wealth A Public Health Policy Framework for a Healthier Ireland

Published: Sunday, June 10, 2012

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is a non-governmental organisation representing women's groups in Ireland. The NWCI currently has 170 member organisations affiliated to it, representing an estimated 500,000 women. As the representative organisation of women in Ireland, the NWCI works...

Women’s Human Rights Alliance Submission to the Review of the White paper on Irish Aid

Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012

IntroductionThe Women's Human Rights Alliance (WHRA) was established in 2001 as a coalition of human rights and women's organisations promoting a human rights approach to the advancement of women's equality in Ireland and internationally. The purpose of the Alliance is to...

Submission on the BAI Draft Code on fairness, impartiality and accountability in news and current affairs

Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012

NWCI Presentation to Finance Oireachtas Committee

Published: Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Pre-Budget Submission 2012

Published: Monday, September 19, 2011

The economic recession is effecting women in numerous ways. Greater numbers of women are unemployed and long term unemployed, many families are relying on the wages of women from low paid employment for survival, and it is women who are...

Submission to Tax and Welfare Group - Child and Family Income Supports

Published: Monday, September 12, 2011

Click here to see the website page of Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare to further explain the purpose of the group which has only been recently established by Minister Joan Burton.

NWCI Submission to Review of NWS 2011

Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Click here to read the full National Women's Strategy 2007 - 2016.