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1. Unconscious Bias Training Pack
Excerpt: …A new sample training pack, "Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias", has been launched this month by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Developed for NWCI by Olwen Dawe of Irish Business Intelligence and Orla Leydon of Office and Business Solutions, the module focuses on the benefits to organisations…
Section: Publications
2. Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment A Red Line Issue
Excerpt: …The Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, with a platform of 50 organisations, has reiterated the importance of including a referendum in the next programme for government. Commenting at their pre-election press conference today, Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Coalition said: “Abortion has become a key issue in this general…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) asked leaders of the main political parties in Ireland to outline what they will do to advance women’s rights if in Government after the general election. Our analysis is based on responses from Enda Kenny, Joan Burton, Gerry Adams, Micheal Martin and Catherine…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021. We are particularly encouraged by the proposed establishment of monitoring mechanisms which will report to a Cabinet Sub-committee. This will give violence against women the political…
Section: Latest News
5. NWCI welcomes the introduction of paid paternity leave
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland has welcomed the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family leave best practice across Europe. However, NWCI cautioned that paternity leave must be part of a wider approach to organise leave and tackle the…
Section: Latest News
6. NWCI welcomes the National Maternity Strategy
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the launch of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland, and called for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the needs of all women. The strategy is timely in light of the recent…
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7. Applications are now open for places on UCD’s MA Women, Gender and Society
Excerpt: …Applications are now open for places on UCD's MA Women, Gender and Society. The MA may be taken on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis. Gender plays a crucial role in the way we see the world and in how the world is organised. The MA Women, Gender and…
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8. Community Platform: Four tests for the next government
Excerpt: …The Community Platform is a network of 28 of the main national organisations working to address poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. The Community Platform presents these four tests of the seriousness of the next Government in addressing the causes and consequences of poverty, social exclusion and inequality in Ireland in…
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9. Women’s Aid extends Opening Times to become 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service
Excerpt: …One in five women in Ireland experience domestic violence and in 2014 Women’s Aid heard over 22,000 disclosures of emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse of women and children. Women's Aid announced in early January that that their National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900 is now a 24 hours a…
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10. Are you a feminist and have something to say? Join us at our Special Centenary Soapbox, 12 March
Excerpt: …Are you a feminist and think you have something to say? NWCI would like to invite members of the public to speak at this year’s Special Centenary Soapbox Event in the Bandstand of Stephen’s Green on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Drawing inspiration from many of the early feminists,…
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11. We must end the inhumane treatment of pregnant women and repeal the 8th Amendment
Excerpt: …In response to media reports today highlighting the degrading and inhumane treatment of a woman who had to travel to the UK twice to terminate her pregnancy due to a fatal foetal abnormality, the National Women’s Council of Ireland calls on all General Election candidates to commit to repealing the…
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12. #FemGen: NWCI calls for a sexism free general election campaign
Excerpt: …With news that the general election will be called todayy, the National Women’s Council of Ireland is calling on all candidates and supporters to conduct a sexism free campaign, that concentrates on crucial issues of women’s equality. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “As the 31st Dail is dissolved and…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the comments made by the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, yesterday that abortion should be permitted if there is significant risk to the health of a woman, not just in cases of risk to life and of fatal foetal abnormality. Orla O…
Section: Latest News
14. NWCI welcomes first National Maternity Strategy
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland and call for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the needs of all women. Orla O Connor, Director of NWCI said, “This…
Section: Latest News
15. NWCI welcomes introduction of paternity leave
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has welcomed today’s memo to Cabinet paving the way for the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family leave best practice across Europe. However, NWCI cautioned that paternity leave must be part of…
Section: Latest News
16. NWCI welcomes Sinn Fein and Labour’s move to make high costs of childcare key issue for election
Excerpt: …In response to childcare proposals put forward by Sinn Fein today and the Labour party last week, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed their move to make tackling the high costs of childcare a central theme for the General Election campaign. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said,…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcome the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021 and call for all political parties to commit to tackling violence against women in their election manifestos. Orla O Connor, Director of NWCI said “NWCI welcome…
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18. #FemGen: Make the General Election 2016 a Breakthrough Election for Women in Ireland
Excerpt: …On Nollaig na mBan, also known as Women’s Little Christmas, the day women traditionally take off to get together after Christmas while men are left at home to do the housework, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) calls on all General Election 2016 candidates to make the General Election…
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19. Submission to Public Consultation on a Universal Supplementary Retirement Savings Scheme
Excerpt: …NWCI believe that focus on a supplementary scheme does not represent adequate, appropriate or effective fulfilment of the reform promised in the original Programme for Government and is not the most effective way to reach lower-paid workers. This is our June 2015 Submission to Public Consultation on a Universal Supplementary…
Section: Publications
20. “Time is Money, Money is Time”
Excerpt: …To mark October 17th UN Day Against Poverty, NWCI held a series of workshops to highlight the links between time poverty and income poverty for many women with a particular focus on women who are caring or parenting alone. Artist and facilitator Ita Morrissey worked with local groups in Carlow…
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