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1. Call for gender quotas at local level and at Cabinet
Excerpt: …The Gender Quotas Alliance has written to all new TDs, party leaders, and General Secretaries to call for urgent action on women’s representation in politics. The alliance, which is led by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and includes leading academics and advocates for Traveller, migrant, and disabled women, says there…
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2. Pension auto-enrolment fails to tackle inequality in our pension system for women
Excerpt: …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 report “Still stuck in the Gap – Pensions Auto-enrolment from…
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Excerpt: …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 nature of energy poverty and the urgent need for the next Government…
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4. No breakthrough for women in General Election 2024
Excerpt: …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 General Election 2024, the National Women’s Counci (NWC) today (2nd December) said that there is still…
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5. Women’s organisations call for cross-border cooperation to tackle domestic violence
Excerpt: …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 Federation NI (WAFNI), publish a pivotal new report, North South Co-operation to Tackle Violence Against Women,…
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6. Women For Election and the National Women’s Council to host joint pre-election hustings
Excerpt: …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 gender equality this election that would address the current barriers to women’s participation. These include…
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Excerpt: …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 women running in the General Election as an historic opportunity to…
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8. National Women’s Council General Election Manifesto 2024: One Pager
Excerpt: …A one page summary of the National Women's Council's Feminist Manifesto for the 2024 General Election.
Section: Publications
9. National Women’s Council General Election Manifesto Supporting Document 2024
Excerpt: …Women’s rights and gender equality must be at the forefront of the upcoming general election. Women and girls continue to face significant social and economic inequalities, with marginalised women facing additional challenges. Women are facing a housing and homelessness crisis, a cost-of-living crisis, a public services crisis in terms of…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …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. The programme is run by the Department of Applied Social…
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11. Childcare key issue for women and families in GE24 says NWC
Excerpt: …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 women’s rights. Childcare, violence against women, and universal healthcare (including reproductive rights) are issues…
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12. Mary McAleese chairs Women’s Assembly on future of the island of Ireland
Excerpt: …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 first of a two day ‘Women’s Assembly’ chaired by former…
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13. Clear support amongst voters for a public system of early childhood education and care
Excerpt: …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 through an easy to use e-action tool set up by the…
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14. Families paying over €250 a week for childcare in Galway
Excerpt: …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, the National Women’s Council (NWC) is hosting a Town Hall…
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15. Public Childcare is a General Election issue
Excerpt: …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 manifestos during the election campaign, and in the next Programme for government.…
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16. My journey into Feminism and Climate Justice through a Community Work lens
Excerpt: …Olitha is currently a volunteer Donegal Intercultural Platform and undertook the NUI Level 7 Community Work in a Changing Ireland – Feminist Climate Justice with the Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University. The Certificate Programme is a key element of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice joint project…
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17. National Women’s Council calls for women to be at centre of constitutional debate
Excerpt: …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 in any debate on the constitutional question. NWC called for the…
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18. Sex For Rent: National Women’s Council call on politicians to outlaw exploitation
Excerpt: …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 today, highlighting our report which found this kind of exploitation is widespread…
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19. National Women’s Council calls for immediate sanctions against Israel
Excerpt: …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 of Israel’s war on Gaza approaches, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has…
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20. National Women’s Council responds to Budget 2025
Excerpt: …In response to Budget 2025, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today (1st October) welcomed the permanent measures in this budget that will address women’s inequality, including investment in women’s health, particularly the roll out of free HRT (see our detailed analysis here), the increase for Maternity, Paternity, Parent’s Benefit and…
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