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2. Quick Guide to submitting to the Abortion Review
Excerpt: …The public consultation to the 3-year Abortion Review is currently open until the 1st of April. We need as many submissions as possible highlighting the barriers to abortion if we’re going to improve abortion access for all women and pregnant people. We want to make the submission process to the…
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3. ‘Meeting the Needs of Every Woman’ research paper
Excerpt: …Read more about the experiences of women, pregnant people and service providers in our research report Accessing Abortion in Ireland: Meeting the Needs of Every Woman which outlines our key recommendations for policy and legal changes.
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Excerpt: …We are currently recruiting for the following positions Women's Health Officer - Deadline 10th of June This is a fantastic opportunities to join Ireland’s leading feminist organisation at a crucial moment for women’s rights and gender equality. Think you’re a good fit? Find out more and apply by clicking the link above. …
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7. Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare
Excerpt: …It is widely accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities. Women took on more unpaid care and the sectors in which women work were disproportionately affected. The pandemic highlighted the male breadwinner model which still prevails in Ireland. It revealed our dependence on the unpaid care labour…
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8. Budget 2022 Gender Analysis
Excerpt: …Budget 2022 represents the first budget of Ireland's post-Covid 19 economic recovery. With borrowing costs currently low and tax receipts buoyant relative to recent projections, Ireland has space to implement ambitious policies aimed at tackling gender inequality and social injustices. However, progress on gender equalising budgetary policy has, to date,…
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9. NWC Submission-Review of the Equality Acts Legislation
Excerpt: …NWC's submission outlines our recommendations for reform of the Equality Acts Legislation
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10. Improving the health outcomes and experiences of the healthcare system for marginalised women
Excerpt: …This research, undertaken by the National Women's Council in partnership with Community Work Ireland, involved a series of radical listening workshops with particular groups of marginalised women who we know to have significant health needs, but who are at greater risk of having poor experience of services. The report was…
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Excerpt: …We are delighted to have received support from the Department of Rural and Community Development to host a conference on women in rural communities to mark International Women's Day on the 8th March 2022. As part of our preparation we have convened a planning group with our members working in…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …NWC have received funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to develop a toolkit that can be used by all Local Authorities to enable actions to be taken to support councillors with caring responsibilities. Research will be carried out to examine the current issues for councillors with…
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13. Submission to the NCCA SPHE Curriculum Consultation
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s consultation on the junior cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is being updated and will be in place in September 2022. In this submission, NWC outlines what we…
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14. Amal Muslim Women Led Group
Excerpt: …Amal is a Muslim women-led, non-faith based feminist organisation and our vision is world free from all forms of oppression and discrimination for the women they work with.
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …The Women's Mental Health Network were delighted to host its second webinar of 2021 on Friday 24th of September which explored women's mental health in mid-life. With this event, the Women’s Mental Health Network wanted to place a spotlight on mental health in middle age, examining the biological changes and social determinants of…
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16. National One Parent Family Alliance Budget 2022 Priorities
Excerpt: …One parent families continue to be the group most at risk of poverty in Ireland today. Prior to the pandemic, 17% of one parent families lived in consistent poverty, 45% were experiencing enforced deprivation and almost 80% were unable to afford an unexpected expense.1 Lone parents are also more likely…
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Excerpt: …The National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) has today called for Budget 2022 to prioritise one parent families. Launching the Alliance’s pre-budget priorities, Chair of the Alliance, Karen Kiernan of One Family said: “Years of reports, research and evidence has confirmed what we already know from frontline services – One-parent…
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18. Invitation to Tender: Model GREVIO Shadow and Implementation Reports
Excerpt: …NWC, on behalf of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), is seeking a researcher to undertake the development of: 1. A Model Shadow Report[1] 2. An Implementation Report[2] The project aims to build the capacity of the Observatory on VAWG in their civil society reporting (either…
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19. Submission on Irelands CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
Excerpt: …We welcome the opportunity to make this submission to Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. This significant investment offers a real opportunity to support women in agriculture, countering the perception that farming is a male occupation and shifting the cultural bias from male successors. This can be achieved through providing equal…
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20. NWC All-Island Women’s Forum
Excerpt: …Led by the National Women’s Council (NWC), the All-Island Women’s Forum aims to address underrepresentation of women and further develop women’s role in peacebuilding and civic society. The Women’s Forum will also support building sustainable North South links, provide a space for marginalized communities, and build better understanding and inter-community…
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