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1. #FeministClimateJustice Study Visits
Excerpt: …As part of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's #FeministClimateJustice Community Work in a Changing Ireland Certificate Programme in collaboration with Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University, participants carried out study visits at a variety of community spaces to learn directly from the people working in and with…
Section: Guest Blog
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Dr Jennifer Okeke as NWC’s new Chairperson and Shirley Scott as NWC’s new Deputy Chairperson. Both were elected by NWC members at NWC’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, 13th June 2024. Dr Jennifer Okeke is the Anti-Trafficking Coordinator with the Immigrant Council…
Section: Latest News
3. No breakthrough for women in Local Elections 2024
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today (10th June 2024) welcomed the women elected as Councillors in the Local Elections but is very disappointed about the missed opportunity to break the critical barrier of 40% for women’s representation in Local Government. NWC called on all political parties to commit…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council says quotas are needed to address the democratic deficit In the run-up to the local elections, the National Women’s Council (NWC) has welcomed the record number of women running at 31%, but says we need much more women on the ballot to achieve 50/50 representation. NWC…
Section: Latest News
5. Ireland South EU election candidates asked to commit to pro-women policies
Excerpt: …Women candidates in the constituency will this morning be asked to commit to feminist policies This morning women candidates running for EU Election in Ireland South will be asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and lives of women and girls at EU level. The women…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council says public childcare is the only way to ensure affordable and accessible childcare for all Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that Budget 2025, as the last budget of the current Government, presents an opportunity for government to…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …Women in extreme housing difficulty are being forced to make a choice between sexual exploitation and homelessness, according to a new report from the National Women’s Council. Published today, the report recommends that landlords engaging in sex-for-rent exploitation should be criminalised, including the proposing of such an arrangement even when…
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8. Midlands-Northwest EU election candidates asked to commit to pro-women policies
Excerpt: …This afternoon women candidates running for EU Election in Midlands-Northwest will be asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and lives of women and girls at EU level. The women candidates who have been invited to speak at this event are Nina Carberry and Maria Walsh…
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9. Dublin EU election candidates asked to commit to pro-women policies
Excerpt: …Women candidates in the Dublin Constituency were this morning asked to commit to feminist policies by signing up to the European Women’s Lobby feminist manifesto This morning women candidates running for EU Election in Dublin were asked to commit to a feminist manifesto and support the rights and lives of…
Section: Latest News
10. Call for dedicated funding for culturally appropriate mental health supports for new mothers
Excerpt: …The voices of women who have experienced barriers in accessing perinatal mental health supports at primary care level, within the community, and when seeking specialist supports, will be heard at a conference in Dublin on May 1st 2024. The conference: "From Research to Action: Improving Perinatal Mental Health for All…
Section: Latest News
11. One million signatures needed to improve access to abortion in the EU
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council is partnering on a historic European Initiative to gather 1 million signatures in support of improving abortion access across the EU. Orla O’Connor, NWC director said: “Across Europe, more than 20 million women do not have access to abortion. Here in Ireland, in spite of the…
Section: Latest News
12. NWC welcomes launch of the Department of Health’s Women’s Health Action Plan
Excerpt: …National Women’s Council says new Plan must respond to the health needs of marginalised women The new Women’s Health Action Plan, launched today by the Department of Health, pledges further investment to expand and develop new women’s health services. This includes initiatives like the Free Contraception Scheme, which NWC has…
Section: Latest News
13. Invitation to Tender: Evaluation of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) project.
Excerpt: …EXTENDED DEADLINE: The National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) are seeking a suitably qualified evaluator(s) to undertake the evaluation of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice (FCCJ) project. About The Project Women and marginalised communities are disproportionately more affected by the climate crisis and its impacts in…
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14. Government must urgently implement the findings of the Abortion Review
Excerpt: …Civil society groups, frontline services, advocacy organisations, academics and doctors have written to government to demand urgent action The National Women’s Council (NWC), along with civil society groups, frontline services, advocacy organisations, academics and doctors, have written an open letter to Government to demand improvements to abortion provision, stating that…
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15. New report shows Ireland’s climate policy is failing women and marginalised communities
Excerpt: …Feminist Communities for Climate Justice examined current climate policy and identified a number of critical gaps for women and marginalised people The first report in Ireland to ever examine how current climate policy is impacting women and other marginalised groups says current climate plans don’t factor in existing inequalities experienced…
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16. Run the Dublin Marathon for NWC
Excerpt: …Fancy running, walking or dancing the Dublin Marathon in aid of the National Women's Council? All funds you raise will go directly toward our work on women-centred healthcare, economic equality and ending gender-based violence. This year's Irish Life Dublin marathon takes place on October 27th, and we've got a limited number…
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17. National Women’s Council is deeply disappointed by no vote in family and care referendums
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today expressed its deep disappointment about the clear no vote in both the family and care referendums. While the reasons for this are complex, the result is a clear wakeup call that we cannot be complacent about equality and women’s rights. Orla O’Connor, Director of…
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18. Jennifer Horgan: Yes vote would recognise care as beating heart in body of our State
Excerpt: …Some good has come from this care referendum. We are thinking and talking about care. I will be voting yes to family, and yes to care. Care is a significant part of every life, to varying and ever-changing degrees. I have been cared for, I am cared for, and I…
Section: Guest Blog
19. Campaigners Form Giant Heart in Call for a YesYes vote on Friday
Excerpt: …Participants say these referendums are a necessary next step on the road to equality Supporters of a YesYes vote have come together in a final call on the electorate to vote YesYes on Friday. They say the votes are another step forward on Ireland’s journey to full equality, and…
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20. Women re-enact 1937 protests about Article 41.2
Excerpt: …“The feminists are getting angry and are moving into action. They seem stung by the suggestion that the normal place for a woman is the home.” -John Charles McQuaid memo to DeValera, undated. Women gathered outside the Mansion House Dublin today to re-enact a 1937 protest at the insertion of Article…
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