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1. Call for family-friendly policies to encourage women into local government
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council (NWC) today -14 September- launches a toolkit for local authorities on how to encourage women into local government and support them to stay. The toolkit will be launched by Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke, and attended by a representative of the Lord…
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2. Women’s Council welcomes free contraception; calls for extension of scheme
Excerpt: …Women’s Council welcomes free contraception; calls for extension of scheme Universal free contraception is due to be rolled out for 17-25 year-old women from tomorrow Press Release 13 September 2022 The National Women’s Council (NWC) has warmly welcomed the commencement of the universal free contraception scheme for women aged…
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3. Women from across the island urge governments to centre women’s voices in peacebuilding
Excerpt: …Women from across the island urge British and Irish governments to centre women’s voices in peacebuilding Taoiseach Micheál Martin to launch the report of the NWC All-Island Women’s Forum Press Release EMBARGO TO 00:01 on 8 September 2022 An Taoiseach Micheál Martin today launched the report of the National Women’s…
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4. Government must increase social welfare rates to support women and lone parents
Excerpt: …Press Release, 2 August 2022 Ahead of the launch of its Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2023, the National Women’s Council (NWC) called on the Government to tackle the cost of living crisis for women through investment in public services and income supports. As priorities, NWC called for an increase in core…
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5. Legal barriers must be addressed in abortion review
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (12 July 2022) strongly welcomed the publication of the Unplanned Pregnancy Support and Abortion Care (UnPAC) Study which will form an integral part of the ongoing review of the operation of the (Termination of Pregnancy) Health Act. Responding to the publication of the report,…
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6. Government must introduce legislation for Gender Quotas on Boards
Excerpt: …National Women’s Council calls on Government to support Deputy Higgins’ Private Members’ Bill on Board Gender Quotas For Immediate release – Thursday 7th July 2022 Today (July 7th) the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) calls on the Government to support legislation which would introduce gender quotas for boards in…
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7. Beyond Exploitation welcomes recognition of prostitution as a form of violence against women
Excerpt: …Today (Tuesday, 28th June 2022), Beyond Exploitation, Ireland’s civil society campaign to end sexual exploitation in Ireland, welcomed the ground-breaking recognition of prostitution and sexual exploitation as a form of violence against women in the newly published Third National Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy The decision is a clear…
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8. National Women’s Council welcomes most significant strategy for women’s equality
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (28th June 2022) strongly welcomed the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as the most significant strategy for women and women’s equality. Responding to the publication of the strategy, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council said, “Domestic, sexual and…
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Excerpt: …New statistics released today (21st June 2022) by the UK government show 775 Irish residents have been forced to travel for abortion care since the abortion legislation was introduced in Ireland.[1] In total, 206 Irish residents were forced to travel in 2021 an increase from 194 residents in 2020. Significantly,…
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10. Lack of affordable childcare remains single biggest barrier to women’s equal participation
Excerpt: …At the National Economic Dialogue, the National Women’s Council today (Monday, 20th June 2022) called on the Government to tackle the cost of living crisis for women through investment in public services and income supports in Budget 2023. As a priority, NWC called for the delivery of a universal public…
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11. NWC Statement to RTE’s Liveline programme - Thursday 9th June 2022
Excerpt: …In response to a press release that we received ahead of our Annual General Meeting on the 9th June 2022 stating that an organisation called 'The Countess' "will be staging an action at the AGM of the national women's council today in protest", NWC made the decision to refuse entry to the event for…
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12. NWC statement on inclusive language
Excerpt: …We condemn the ongoing misrepresentation of our position on the use of the word ‘woman’ in legislation and policy. We believe the attempts to misrepresent our position on this are a deliberate attempt to create a false and harmful division between women’s and trans rights. NWC has always advocated for…
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13. National Women’s Council announces Margaret Martin as new Chairperson
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) is delighted to announce Margaret Martin as our new Chairperson and Jennifer Okeke Campbell as our Deputy Chairperson. Margaret Martin and Jennifer Okeke Campbell were elected by NWC members at NWC’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, 9th June 2022. Margaret Martin is the former CEO of…
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14. NWC calls for Care referendum in 2023
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (Thursday, 9th June) has called on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality to prioritise the necessary changes in our Constitution on women and the value of care in our society by recommending the holding of a care referendum in 2023. The call was…
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15. Call for Government to look to Norway model for proof that legislative gender quotas work
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is calling on the Government to look to the success of the Norwegian model of legislative gender quotas in its urge for political support for the Private Members Bill on gender quotas for boards. The call comes following a seminar hosted by the…
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16. Half of counties in Ireland have less than 10 GPs offering abortion care
Excerpt: …On the fourth anniversary of Repeal the 8th, the National Women’s Council (NWC) called on the Government to address the lack of nationwide abortion services which is severely impacting women and pregnant people’s access to care. An analysis of HSE data by NWC found that currently: Only 1 in 10…
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17. Irish government must protect women and children fleeing war from trafficking and exploitation
Excerpt: …Beyond Exploitation, Ireland’s civil society campaign for equality and freedom from sexual exploitation, called on the Government to protect women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine from trafficking and exploitation. The call was made at an international webinar organised by Beyond Exploitation, which is led by the National Women’s…
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18. Women can never take their reproductive rights for granted – NMH Protest
Excerpt: …Today the National Women’s Council will join with women and campaigning groups outside the Dáil to call for a publicly owned, secular National Maternity Hospital. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWC said, “We know that the majority of the public is not happy with the current proposals around the National Maternity…
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19. NWC calls for targeted measures to resource perinatal mental health services
Excerpt: …Preliminary data shows 21 women were admitted to psychiatric units in the postnatal period without their babies in 2021. To mark Maternal Mental Health Week (May 2nd – 8th), the National Women’s Council is calling for formal allocation of funding for Ireland’s first Mother and Baby Unit as well as…
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20. Irish Political Parties must tackle online abuse of women politicians
Excerpt: …Press release – Thursday 28th April 2022 Online abuse of women in politics and public life is widespread and unrelenting and acts as a major barrier for women to both enter and remain in politics, posing a serious threat to our democracy and advancement of women’s leadership. To tackle…
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