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Excerpt: …A 40 per cent legislative quota for female representation on corporate boards must be introduced. That’s according to the National Women’s Council, who are today (22.06.2021) launching a new research report and campaign making the case for legislative gender quotas. According to the report, women remain significantly underrepresented in senior…
Section: Latest News
2. Defending the right not to be bought or sold for sex
Excerpt: …Participants at today’s webinar on the new Beyond Exploitation campaign, led by the National Women’s Council in partnership with Ruhama and Immigrant Council of Ireland, heard from a wide range of civil society organisations, trades unions and politicians highlighting that prostitution cannot be the State’s answer to women and girls’…
Section: Latest News
3. Women want to see a different society – not go back to the ‘old normal’
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (15th June) has set out a new ambition and priorities for women over the next four year with the launch of ‘No Woman Left Behind’, NWC’s new Strategic Plan 2021-2024. The plan provides a clear outline of what changes women want to see and…
Section: Latest News
4. UK statistics on abortion highlight urgent need to improve abortion access in Ireland
Excerpt: …In response to today’s statistics from the UK showing that almost 200 women and pregnant people from Ireland travelled to England and Wales for abortion care in 2020, the National Women’s Council (NWC) called on the Government to use the Review of the abortion legislation as an opportunity to tackle legal…
Section: Latest News
5. NWC calls for improved abortion care ahead of three-year Government Review
Excerpt: …“I took abortion pills in Ireland which didn’t work and then I was 13 weeks so my GP said I have to go to England. The costs will be way more than I can afford so I was hoping you can help me. My passport expired so I have been…
Section: Latest News
6. We are recruiting for a Finance Officer
Excerpt: …The ambition of the National Women’s Council is an Ireland where every woman enjoys true equality and no woman is left behind. This ambition shapes and informs our work, and, with our living values, how we work. We are a movement-building organisation rooted in our membership, working on the whole…
Section: Latest News
7. Citizens’ Assembly: Citizens lead change for women’s equality
Excerpt: …In response to the announcement of the results of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality today (24th April), the National Women’s Council (NWC) hailed the recommendations by the Citizens as a breakthrough for women’s equality and called on the Government to prioritise their implementation without delay. Orla O’Connor, Director of…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …An independent charity supporting refugees to rebuild their lives with dignity and opportunity. We stand with people seeking protection and refugees in Ireland, offering support and advocacy when it’s needed most. We believe every refugee and person seeking protection should access their rights, live with dignity, agency, and have the…
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …Grupo Mulheres do Brasil is a volunteering group focused on the improvement of the Brazilian women's life conditions in Ireland. We have committees dedicated to women's rights, entrepreneurship, motherhood and sustainability. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grupomulheresdobrasil.irlanda/
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …MOVE Ireland (Men Overcoming Violence) works in the area of domestic abuse, with a primary aim of supporting the safety and well-being of women and their children who are experiencing or have experienced violence/abuse in an intimate relationship. MOVE Ireland does this by facilitating a group behaviour intervention programme for…
Section: Our Members
11. Women who Lead: Amplifying and Accelerating Women’s Interests
Excerpt: …Informed by insights into substantative representation of women, this report examines evidence in Ireland for the relationship between women’s political presence as leaders and policies that advance gender equality. It concludes that despite the over representation of men in politics in Ireland, women leaders in politics, civil service and civil…
Section: Publications
12. Submission to the Consultation on Ireland’s Social Climate Plan
Excerpt: …The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission to the Consultation on Ireland's Social Climate Plan
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …Women's Voice DLR is a group of volunteers passionate about moving DLR society towards gender equality. Our aim is to inform, encourage and empower women to contribute equally to every debate and every issue affecting society and the economy at all levels from local communities to international contexts.
Section: Our Members
14. A Feminist Analysis of Budget 2026
Excerpt: …Budget 2026 provided an opportunity for Government to lay down a clear marker for gender equality and set out a vision for tackling inequality to build a more just, sustainable, feminist and climate-friendly Ireland over the course of their Government term. While there are undoubtedly welcome measures within this Budget,…
Section: Publications
15. Our Health, Our Voices: Women’s Experience of Healthcare in Ireland Listening Forum Report 2
Excerpt: …In Women’s Voices: Findings from the Forum for Women’s Experiences of Healthcare in Ireland presents insights from Workstream B of the Women’s Health Forum, a project led by the National Women’s Council (NWC) in partnership with the Department of Health to fulfil Action 1E of the Women’s Health Action Plan.…
Section: Publications
16. CKU Centre for Counselling and Therapy
Excerpt: …CKU Centre for Counselling and Therapy is a charity established in 2009 in Ireland providing a range of professional treatment and support in Polish for people struggling with addiction, their families and others who struggle with mental health and personal issues. The organisation provides psychotherapeutic and psychological interventions and works…
Section: Our Members
17. Submission to the Consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland
Excerpt: …Feminist Communities for Climate Justice's submission to the consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland
Section: Publications
18. - Feminist Climate Justice Toolkits
Excerpt: …As part of the project's goals to build capacity of community workers and build momentum in communities to engage, understand and influence climate policies, Feminist Communities for Climate Justice has produced two toolkits - Creating Climate Justice Communities; and Community Action for Feminist Climate Justice. The two toolkits, created around…
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19. Submission to the Independent COVID-19 Evaluation
Excerpt: …NWC's submission to Ireland’s COVID-19 Evaluation, an independent non-statutory entity. This submission will contribute to the Evaluation's report, following the conclusion of the public consultation. This submission recognises that gender emerged as a significant factor in the social, economic, and health effects of COVID-19. To illustrate these impacts, we have…
Section: Publications
20. NWC Annual Report 2024: Building our Movement for a Feminist Future
Section: Publications
