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2. Submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare
Excerpt: …It is widely accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender inequalities. Women took on more unpaid care and the sectors in which women work were disproportionately affected. The pandemic highlighted the male breadwinner model which still prevails in Ireland. It revealed our dependence on the unpaid care labour…
Section: Publications
3. Budget 2022 Gender Analysis
Excerpt: …Budget 2022 represents the first budget of Ireland's post-Covid 19 economic recovery. With borrowing costs currently low and tax receipts buoyant relative to recent projections, Ireland has space to implement ambitious policies aimed at tackling gender inequality and social injustices. However, progress on gender equalising budgetary policy has, to date,…
Section: Publications
4. NWC Submission-Review of the Equality Acts Legislation
Excerpt: …NWC's submission outlines our recommendations for reform of the Equality Acts Legislation
Section: Publications
5. Improving the health outcomes and experiences of the healthcare system for marginalised women
Excerpt: …This research, undertaken by the National Women's Council in partnership with Community Work Ireland, involved a series of radical listening workshops with particular groups of marginalised women who we know to have significant health needs, but who are at greater risk of having poor experience of services. The report was…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …We are delighted to have received support from the Department of Rural and Community Development to host a conference on women in rural communities to mark International Women's Day on the 8th March 2022. As part of our preparation we have convened a planning group with our members working in…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …NWC have received funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to develop a toolkit that can be used by all Local Authorities to enable actions to be taken to support councillors with caring responsibilities. Research will be carried out to examine the current issues for councillors with…
Section: Newsflash
8. Submission to the NCCA SPHE Curriculum Consultation
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s consultation on the junior cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is being updated and will be in place in September 2022. In this submission, NWC outlines what we…
Section: Publications
9. Amal Muslim Women Led Group
Excerpt: …Amal is a Muslim women-led, non-faith based feminist organisation and our vision is world free from all forms of oppression and discrimination for the women they work with.
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …The Women's Mental Health Network were delighted to host its second webinar of 2021 on Friday 24th of September which explored women's mental health in mid-life. With this event, the Women’s Mental Health Network wanted to place a spotlight on mental health in middle age, examining the biological changes and social determinants of…
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11. National One Parent Family Alliance Budget 2022 Priorities
Excerpt: …One parent families continue to be the group most at risk of poverty in Ireland today. Prior to the pandemic, 17% of one parent families lived in consistent poverty, 45% were experiencing enforced deprivation and almost 80% were unable to afford an unexpected expense.1 Lone parents are also more likely…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …The National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) has today called for Budget 2022 to prioritise one parent families. Launching the Alliance’s pre-budget priorities, Chair of the Alliance, Karen Kiernan of One Family said: “Years of reports, research and evidence has confirmed what we already know from frontline services – One-parent…
Section: Latest News
13. Invitation to Tender: Model GREVIO Shadow and Implementation Reports
Excerpt: …NWC, on behalf of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), is seeking a researcher to undertake the development of: 1. A Model Shadow Report[1] 2. An Implementation Report[2] The project aims to build the capacity of the Observatory on VAWG in their civil society reporting (either…
Section: Latest News
14. Submission on Irelands CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
Excerpt: …We welcome the opportunity to make this submission to Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. This significant investment offers a real opportunity to support women in agriculture, countering the perception that farming is a male occupation and shifting the cultural bias from male successors. This can be achieved through providing equal…
Section: Publications
15. NWC All-Island Women’s Forum
Excerpt: …Led by the National Women’s Council (NWC), the All-Island Women’s Forum aims to address underrepresentation of women and further develop women’s role in peacebuilding and civic society. The Women’s Forum will also support building sustainable North South links, provide a space for marginalized communities, and build better understanding and inter-community…
Section: Static Pages
16. Towards a National Action Plan Against Racism in Ireland
Excerpt: …NWC and women’s organisations across Ireland must speak out against racism and emerging far right groups/movements in Ireland and globally. The voices of women and people directly affected by racism must be central to our discussions. Racism and discrimination have a major impact on the lives of women and their…
Section: Publications
17. A Care Economy for a Fair Economy – Investing and Delivering for Women in Budget 2022
Excerpt: …Women entered the pandemic with fewer resources – less wealth, lower incomes, greater unpaid care responsibilities and a reliance on low paid and precarious work. A year on, it is clear that the immediate gendered effects of the pandemic have been followed by a deepening of persistent gender inequalities including…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …NWC is delighted to announce that the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) has joined as a member group. DRI is a national digital repository for Ireland’s humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage data, providing reliable, long-term, sustained access to social and cultural digital data. DRI is committed to recognising, recording, and preserving…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …LGBT Ireland is a national charitable organisation which provides quality services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex + (LGBTI+) people across the country. Informed by the issues and experiences raised through their frontline services, they also undertake extensive training and advocacy work to enhance the visibility, inclusion and rights…
Section: Our Members
20. ICCL Irish Council Civil Liberties
Excerpt: …ICCL is Ireland's oldest human rights organisation founded in 1976 by Mary Robinson and other prominent activists, ICCL is fully independent of government and business and fearless in our advocacy. Our mandate is to speak truth to power, even when it is unpopular or difficult. We work to ensure that…
Section: Our Members
