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1. We are recruiting for an Administrator – All-island Women’s Forum
Excerpt: …This is an exciting time for National Women’s Council (NWC). Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you have a background in Administration and are an excellent communicator and passionate about feminism and women’s rights, we want you! We…
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2. NWC calls for violence against women to be housed under one Government Department
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today called for an integrated approach to tackle men’s violence against women, with one Government Department having overall responsibility and accountability for tackling gender-based violence and delivering the supports that women desperately need. The call was made today at the 16 Days of Action webinar…
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3. Abortion Working Group calls on Stephen Donnelly to immediately appoint independent chair
Excerpt: …Following the discussion at the Oireachtas Health Committee, the Abortion Working Group, chaired by the National Women’s Council (NWC) calls on Minster for Health, Stephen Donnelly, to immediately announce an independent chair, supported by an expert advisory group, for the legally mandated abortion review. We are very concerned that despite…
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4. NWC calls on Government to increase efforts to tackle sexual harassment and violence
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today called on the Government to increase its efforts to tackle sexual harassment and violence on campus. NWC highlighted the importance of resourcing and supporting a holistic approach that addresses the needs of students and staff and creates a zero-tolerance culture for sexual harassment and…
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5. NWC calls on Government to deliver much needed systemic change through Women’s Health Action Plan
Excerpt: …‘The entire system is set up for coping, not thriving… to access supports you have to be barely coping’ – disabled woman ‘Going in my early 20s and saying to a doctor sex is painful and them saying it’s just the way you are built, nothing we can do for…
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6. NWC is currently recruiting for a CRM and Digital Engagement Officer
Excerpt: …Please note - the deadline for this position has been extended until midnight, 6th January 2022. This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in Ireland, and we would like you to be part of that. If you have a background in CRM, IT and digital…
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7. Abortion Working Group calls on Minister for Health to take immediate action on Abortion Review
Excerpt: …The Abortion Working Group, chaired by the National Women’s Council (NWC), has written to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, to express our serious concern over the confusing and contradictory messages regarding the legally mandated abortion review This Review was announced last March, yet six months on, there is still a…
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8. Urgent structural reforms for women and equality still missing in Budget 2022
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (Wednesday, 10th November) launched the preliminary findings of its analysis of Budget 2022 from a women’s equality perspective. While welcoming some positive measures for women in Budget 2022, NWC called for much more ambitious action and investment that would tackle the structural inequalities that…
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9. Civil Society organisations call for referendum on care, women and family in the Constitution
Excerpt: … Ahead of the Oireachtas debate on the motion to establish a Joint Committee on Gender Equality today (9th November 2021), civil society organisations have welcomed the setting up of this Committee and called on it to implement the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality in full, prioritising a…
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10. NWC welcomes report on a Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament
Excerpt: …Responding to the publication of the report from the Forum on a Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament presented to the Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD today, the National Women’s Council (NWC) welcomed the report as a significant contribution to creating a family friendly Leinster House and increasing the political participation…
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11. Budget 2022: Some positive measures for women but no transformative change – NWC
Excerpt: …Responding to Budget 2022 today, the National Women’s Council (NWC) welcomed some positive announcements that will improve women’s lives but is disappointed to see no clear transformative investment to tackle structural inequalities experienced by women and increase the pace of change. NWC had called for investment in the care economy…
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12. NWC welcomes milestone on free contraception and dedicated funding for women’s health
Excerpt: …Responding to Budget 2022, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today welcomed the announcements on the phased roll out of free contraception, action on period poverty and the dedicated funding for women’s health. Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council (NWC) said, “We welcome the dedicated funding for women’s health…
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13. Pension Commission fails to address deep inequalities for women in pension system
Excerpt: …In an initial response to the publication of the Commission on Pensions report, the National Women’s Council (NWC) today noted that the Commission acknowledged the need for further gender and equality proofing of future decisions, but are disappointed that the deep, structural inequalities experienced by women in our pensions system…
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Excerpt: …National Women’s Council and Baby Feeding Law Group Ireland call on government to prioritise infant and maternal health in Budget 2022 The National Women’s Council (NWC) and Baby Feeding Law Group Ireland (BFLGI) call on the government to prioritise infant and maternal health by funding and delivering the ‘Breastfeeding in…
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15. Women call for pension justice ahead of Budget 2022
Excerpt: …“We're not sitting in our corner knitting” - Women call for pension justice ahead of Budget 2022 NWC launches #PensionJustice campaign for an adequate income for all in older age “I know many, many people, who have been caring most of their lives. And like, they're not entitled to…
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16. NWC are seeking a researcher to develop a Toolkit to support family friendly Local Authorities
Excerpt: …NATIONAL WOMENS COUNCIL INVITATION TO TENDER NWC are seeking a researcher to develop a Toolkit to support family friendly and inclusive Local Authorities: making the role of Local Councillor sustainable and attractive Research will be carried out to examine the current issues for councillors with caring and family responsibilities and…
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Excerpt: …Ministers for Justice, Heather Humphreys and Naomi Long, joined the All-island Women's Forum today (Thursday, 30th September) for a partially livestreamed session to discuss threats to security for women in public life. The forum heard statements from those who have experienced threats to safety while operating in political spaces as…
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18. National Women’s Council calls for investment in childcare ahead of Budget 2022
Excerpt: …Launching its new digital campaign #CareEconomy and Pre-Budget Submission 2022 today (Monday, 27th September), the National Women’s Council (NWC) called on the Government to invest in vital public services and social infrastructure, in particular a public, not for profit childcare model, in Budget 2022. Women entered the pandemic from an…
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19. We are recruiting for a Policy and Legal Officer
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) is the leading national women’s membership organisation seeking equality for women. We represent 190-member groups from a diversity of backgrounds, sectors and locations NWC is currently recruiting for a Policy and Legal Officer This is an exciting time for NWC. Change is happening for women in…
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20. Social media abuse threatens to silence women as political actors
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today highlighted how abuse, in particular social media abuse, threatens to silence women as political actors and has become a key barrier to women’s political participation. Hosting the first in a three-part series of webinars looking at social media abuse for women politicians, NWC emphasised…
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