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1. NWC welcomes first GREVIO report evaluating Ireland on violence against women
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said the report from the Council of Europe’s expert committee on tackling violence against women, GREVIO, is very welcome, as violence against women in the country is at epidemic levels. The report, which received input from a broad spectrum of Irish civil society via…
Section: Latest News
2. Vicky Phelan - Keynote Speech at FemFest 2019
Excerpt: …Your browser does not support the audio element. I was invited today by the National Women's Council to talk. Because I am somehow seen as a leader in campaigning for better outcomes for women in healthcare, particularly in the area of cervical cancer, but also in a wider sense,…
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3. NWC reiterates call for Mother and Baby Unit
Excerpt: …Mental health difficulties in the perinatal period are common, with 1 in 5 women reporting this experience in pregnancy or in the first year after birth. At a roundtable of key stakeholders today, the National Women’s Council (NWC) reiterated its call for a Mother and Baby Unit where women with…
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4. Milestone Day: National Women’s Council welcomes stronger sentences for violence against women
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has strongly welcomed the introduction of tougher sentences for violence against women, alongside the introduction of non-fatal strangulation and stalking as new and standalone offences, respectively. The maximum sentence for assault causing harm has doubled, the scope of the existing harassment offence has been widened,…
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5. Violence against women and cost of living crises key concerns for women North and South
Excerpt: …Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland. And as the cost of living crisis persists, it continues to cause greater harm to women. Over the next two days in Dundalk, women from all communities on the island will meet to discuss these twin crises, and to build cross-border…
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6. Feminist Communities for Climate Justice: Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate
Excerpt: …Do you care about climate justice issues impacting communities, especially marginalised groups within those communities? Do you want to learn more about basic climate science information and how to communicate it to impacted communities you work with? Do you want to learn about historical and current community work responses to…
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7. Everyone who needs an abortion must be able to access it: NWC
Excerpt: …Ahead of a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee examining the abortion review, the National Women’s Council has said no woman should be forced to travel abroad for abortion. The Committee is due to hear testimony from the author of the abortion review, Marie O’Shea, alongside Dr Catherine Conlon…
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8. Everyone who needs an abortion must be able to access it: NWC
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council says barriers such as the 3-day wait; criminalisation; geographical gaps; and the 12-week limit must be removed Ahead of a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee examining the abortion review, the National Women’s Council has said no woman should be forced to travel abroad for…
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Excerpt: … In response to Budget 2024, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (10th October) strongly welcomed a number of positive measures for women, including the childcare package and the increased investment in tackling violence against women. It warned, however, that the modest increases in social protection payments and many one-off measures will not protect women and families from poverty and inequality in the long term. Childcare The National Women’s…
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10. Upcoming referendum is opportunity to advance women’s rights and equality
Excerpt: …A delegation from a coalition of civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council, One Family, Treoir, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (Tuesday, 3rd October 2023) met with representatives of the Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus to highlight the importance of the upcoming equality referendum for advancing women’s rights and…
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11. NWC welcomes proposal to make oral contraception available over the counter
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council warmly welcomes, as reported in the media today, that Minister Stephen Donnelly proposes to make oral contraception available over the counter in pharmacies. This proposal, along with the free contraception scheme, are very welcome steps in ensuring women have full autonomy in our reproductive lives. We…
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12. On Safe Abortion Day, NWC calls for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it
Excerpt: …Press Release for 28 September 28 September is International Safe Abortion Day and the National Women’s Council has reiterated our call for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it across Ireland. Earlier this year, an independent review into abortion services – which was mandated by the 2018…
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13. Oireachtas members join call for publication of wording for the upcoming equality referendum
Excerpt: …Former Committee Chair, Ivana Bacik TD, and members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality today (Wednesday, 27th September 2023) joined five civil society organisations outside Leinster House to call for the publication of the wording for the upcoming equality referendum in line with the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Report. The five organsiations included the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU. Orla O’Connor, Director, National…
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14. Civil society coalition welcomes Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ support for Equality Referendum
Excerpt: …A coalition of five civil society organisations including the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU today (20th September) welcomed the support from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress) for the referendum on family, care and gender equality and the inclusion of wording that wouldsupport…
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15. Parents join call for public childcare
Excerpt: …“The joy of finding out I was pregnant quickly turned to panic.” - Parents have joined the National Women’s Council in calling for a public, affordable model of childcare Parents across the island will today take part in a National Day of Action to call for public, affordable childcare. With…
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16. Childcare Campaign: A Public Model
Excerpt: … Lack of quality, accessible and affordable Childcare/Early Years Education is the single biggest barrier to women’s participation in life and childcare inequality significantly affects women’s involvement in all spheres of society NWC is campaigning for the development and delivery of a publicly-funded, publicly-provided, universal, affordable, not-for-profit and accessible model…
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17. Community feminist groups launch new climate justice campaign
Excerpt: …Minister Eamon Ryan launches joint initiative from National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland Women and marginalised communities must be at the centre of actions to address the climate emergency, according to a new group formed to campaign for Feminist Community Climate Justice. The campaign was launched today by Minister…
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18. Community feminist groups launch new climate justice campaign
Excerpt: …Women and marginalised communities must be at the centre of actions to address the climate emergency, according to a new group formed to campaign for Feminist Community Climate Justice. The campaign was launched today by Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan. The first of its kind…
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Excerpt: … A coalition of five civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (7th September) called on the Government to publish the wording for the announced referendum on family, care and gender equality in line with the recommendations of the Citizens’…
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20. Call to deliver public childcare as part of Budget 2024
Excerpt: …NWC publishes “The Women’s Budget” with 10 Key Asks to improve women’s lives The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called for a public childcare model ahead of Budget 2024. The organisation says public, not-for-profit, childcare is the best way to increase women’s equal participation in society. Among NWC’s other key…
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