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1. National Women’s Council calls on Government to invest in public services in Budget 2024
Excerpt: …At today’s Department of Social Protection’s annual Pre-Budget Forum (19th July 2023), The National Women’s Council called on Government to tackle gender inequalities by benchmarking social protection rates and investing in public services in Budget 2024. NWC has highlighted the extraordinary opportunity presented by Budget 2024 to tackle the ongoing…
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2. Invitation to Tender: Feminist Communities for Climate Justice
Excerpt: …‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’, a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland, are inviting tender proposals for Baseline Research which will build on the review of literature and policy already undertaken by the Project Team by: examining Irish climate and environment policy from the perspective…
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3. National Women’s Council calls for new National Strategy for Women and Girls
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today calls on government to address shortfalls in their implementation of the National Strategy for Women and Girls (NSWG) and to set out a timeframe for the publication of a new strategy. The publication of today’s independent report on evaluation of implementation processes of three…
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4. Join our team: Women’s Health Coordinator
Excerpt: …NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Coordinator to coordinate and lead policy, develop and implement campaigns, and conduct and oversee research in line with NWC’s Strategic Plan. The Coordinator will be responsible for the full breadth of health-related areas including reproductive rights, relationships and sexuality education and mental health. In particular,…
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5. Call for diversity of voices in Good Friday Agreement commemorations
Excerpt: …The commemorations of the Good Friday Agreement have been dominated by men, with little consideration given to the various communities who paid the highest price in the conflict, such as working-class communities, women, and young people. That’s according to some participants in the National Women’s Council (NWC) All-island Women’s Forum,…
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6. Call to End Violence Against Women in Budget 2024
Excerpt: …On the anniversary of the publication of the Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the National Women’s Council says the implementation of the strategy must be prioritised in Budget 2024 Today (Wednesday) it is a year since the government published its Third National (Zero Tolerance) Strategy on…
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Excerpt: …A new report has found that many groups of women – including women in Direct Provision, women in abusive relationships, and low-income women – face significant barriers in accessing mental health services. The research, published by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and researched by Quality Matters, was funded by the…
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8. NWC calls for national conversation on care at its 50th Anniversary Annual General Meeting
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called for a national conversation on creating a caring society at its Annual General Meeting Morning Event to mark the organisation’s 50th Anniversary today (Thursday, 15th June). The call comes ahead of the planned referendum on Art. 41.2. later this year. At today’s event…
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9. Budget 2024 extraordinary opportunity to tackle systemic inequalities for women: NWC
Excerpt: …Ahead of the National Economic Dialogue (NED), the National Women’s Council (NWC) has said that the Budget 2024 surplus presents an extraordinary opportunity for government to invest in long-term, sustainable measures which would tackle the systemic inequalities that women experience. The cost-of-living crisis, austerity, and the pandemic have all hit women…
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10. Major Human Rights Hearing highlights fundamental policy gaps on care
Excerpt: …On Tuesday 30th May a Human Rights Hearing on care will bring together women carers, Irish politicians and national and international experts to examine how to improve policy and practices on care. The event, organised by ActionAid Ireland and National Women’s Council, taking place in the Irish Human Rights and…
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Excerpt: …Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 11% of councilors in Longford are women The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Longford, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with caring responsibilities to enter local government and providing support for those already…
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12. Five years on from Repeal, women are still denied access to abortion in Ireland
Excerpt: …Five years on from Repeal, women are still denied access to abortion in Ireland NWC marks anniversary with launch of public campaign to demand political progress on abortion barriers For immediate release – Wednesday 24 May 2023 The National Women’s Council today called on members of the public to write…
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13. Gender quotas needed for local elections in Northern Ireland
Excerpt: …Women represent half of the electorate in the north but make up only 32% of candidates across all local authorities The National Women’s Council is calling for the implementation of gender quotas for future local government elections in Northern Ireland, citing the alarmingly low number of women candidates standing for…
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14. Feminist Communities for Climate Justice
Excerpt: …Feminist Communities for Climate Justice is a campaign for climate justice that reflects feminist and community work values. The project is developing a feminist and community work analysis of climate justice. This partnership between the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland amplifies the voices of women and marginalised communities that are…
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15. Socially engaged artist residency to celebrate 50 years of National Women’s Council
Excerpt: …Create and The National Women’s Council (NWC) are delighted to announce artist and activist Grace Dyas as the recipient of an Artist Residency Award. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of NWC, the leading representative organisation for women and women’s groups in Ireland. Established in 1973 as the Council for the Status…
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16. Launch of Family-Friendly Toolkit in Wicklow to Boost Women’s Representation in Local Government
Excerpt: …Politics continues to be dominated by men: just 34% of councilors in Wicklow are women. The National Women’s Council (NWC) has launched their Family-Friendly toolkit in Wicklow, a resource for local authorities to assist women and those with caring responsibilities to enter local government and providing support for those…
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17. Join our Team: Violence Against Women Officer
Excerpt: …NWC is hiring a Violence against women (VAW) Officer is to support our goals in ending gender-based violence and exploitation in line with the NWC Strategic Plan 2021-2024: No Woman Left Behind. This role will include policy analysis, campaigning and advocacy, communications, relationship and alliance building, event management and administrative…
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18. Join our team: Women’s Health Officer
Excerpt: …NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Officer who will play a key role in developing and delivering NWC’s policy, advocacy and campaigns work on women’s health in line with our Strategic Plan 2021-2024: 'No Woman Left Behind' The Officer will support progress against the objectives of our Health Service Executive…
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19. Referendum is historic opportunity for women’s equality
Excerpt: …At a May Day event on Wednesday evening, the National Women’s Council will say recognition of care is critical for workplace equality The National Women’s Council (NWC) says that while there are significant advances for women in the workplace over the past half century we have not yet reached full…
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20. Call to action for survivors in the three justice systems – criminal, civil and child protection
Excerpt: …The Minister for Justice Simon Harris has today welcomed the launch of a significant report by the National Women’s Council (NWC), highlighting the urgent need for reforms across the justice system for survivors reporting domestic and sexual abuse. The report, which was funded by Department of Justice, highlights that the…
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