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1. Women re-enact 1937 protests about Article 41.2
Excerpt: …“The feminists are getting angry and are moving into action. They seem stung by the suggestion that the normal place for a woman is the home.” -John Charles McQuaid memo to DeValera, undated. Women gathered outside the Mansion House Dublin today to re-enact a 1937 protest at the insertion of Article…
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2. Vote Yes Yes on 8th March and take the next step on our journey to equality
Excerpt: …Responding to today’s Sunday Independent Poll, four of the lead civil society organisations calling for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendums, including the National Women’s Council, Treoir, One Family and Family Carers Ireland, said that it is clear that this is the week when many people will really…
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3. Mary McAleese keynote address for Yes Yes Campaign
Excerpt: …We are fortunate to have a written Constitution. It was carefully crafted almost ninety years ago so that we would know the political and social stability that comes from a trusted overarching formal and agreed code which delineates, among other important things, the relationship between the State and us, the…
Section: Guest Blog
4. Join our team: Leadership Officer
Excerpt: …NWC is hiring a Leadership Officer to develop and deliver NWC’s policy, advocacy and campaigns work on Women’s Leadership on an All-Island basis in line with our Strategic Plan. 2024 will be a very exciting year with European elections, local elections and potentially General Election. We want more women in…
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5. No scope for complacency - Yes Yes campaigners emphasises importance of votes on the 8th March
Excerpt: …No scope for complacency - Yes Yes campaigners emphasises importance of votes on the 8th March Press Release, 25th February 2024 – For immediate release Responding to the latest Sunday Business Post poll in relation to the family and care referendums, four of the leading civil society organsiations calling for Vote…
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6. Laura Cahillane: The ‘women in the home’ provision is hardly suitable for a modern Constitution
Excerpt: …Dr Laura Cahillane is an associate professor in law at the University of Limerick Let’s get one thing clear on Article 41.2 (the woman in the home provision); it does not give, and never has given, any rights to women, provided any protections for women or been the source of…
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7. Care and climate are linked, say feminists ahead of care referendum
Excerpt: …Care – who provides care, how they are supported, and the impact it has on their lives – is a climate issue which has been overlooked, say feminists and communities. New research shows that care – paid and unpaid – is less reliant on fossil fuels, and yet it has…
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8. NWC launch #VoteYesYes Referendum Campaign
Excerpt: …#VoteYESYES – for family, for women, for equality National Women’s Council launches their Referendum Campaign calling for a Yes vote on March 8th 2024 Thursday 25th January 2024 The National Women’s Council (NWC) today launched its referendum campaign and is asking the public to vote Yes on both referendum questions…
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9. NWC mark 50 Years since May McGee won Landmark Contraception Case
Excerpt: …50 years on from the overturning of the ban on contraception, the National Women’s Council commends May McGee’s bravery and perseverance in taking her case to the Supreme Court Today marks 50 years since May McGee and her husband Seamus won their case against the Attorney General and effectively overturned…
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10. Invitation to Tender: ‘Beyond the Dáil’ Follow Up Research
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council invite proposals to carry out research as a follow up to the 2019 publication of “Beyond the Dáil”, funded by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This research will focus on women’s experiences in local government since their elections in 2019 and what factors…
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11. Why We Need Feminist Climate Justice
Excerpt: …‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’ - a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland - examines, reflects and responds to the voices and lived experiences of women and marginalised communities in the face of climate injustice through a feminist and community work lens. Climate breakdown is not…
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12. Call to centre survivors’ voices in response to gender-based violence
Excerpt: …Call comes as Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women publishes wide-ranging report looking at government performance on the Zero Tolerance Strategy Victim-survivors can be exposed to further unacceptable trauma and their experiences are not being sufficiently considered in the state response to gender-based violence, according to 28 civil society…
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13. National Women’s Council welcomes referendum on the family, family care and ‘women in the home’
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today (5 December 2023) welcomed the announcement of the referendum on family, family care, and ‘women in the home’ which will take place on 8th March 2024. We also welcome the referendum to extend the definition of the family beyond the marital family. NWC noted…
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14. Second level education key to eliminating violence against women, says National Women’s Council
Excerpt: …NWC is calling for mandatory relationships and sexuality education along with supports for teachers and schools to deliver the curriculum accurately Violence against women is at epidemic levels in Ireland, and prevention is key to eliminating it, according to the National Women’s Council (NWC). A crucial part of prevention is…
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15. NWC strongly welcomes Oireachtas Health Committee proposals to change abortion law and practice
Excerpt: …Women are still travelling abroad for abortion care despite the repeal vote. So today the National Women’s Council (NWC) strongly welcomes media reports that the Oireachtas Health Committee is set to back the recommendations of Marie O’Shea’s review. Chief among the recommendations of the independent review were decriminalisation of abortion…
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16. National Women’s Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Excerpt: …NWC says women and children are bearing the brunt of the conflict, calls on Irish government to do everything in its power to broker a ceasefire, and humanitarian aid The National Women’s Council (NWC) echoes several UN agencies, and civil society across the globe, including Jewish voices, in calling for…
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17. NWC remembers Vicky Phelan, calls for healthcare system fit to honour her memory
Excerpt: …Ahead of the anniversary of Vicky Phelan’s death on 14 November, the National Women’s Council (NWC) sends our deepest sympathies to her family at this time. We are also calling on government to honour her memory by ending what the Scally Report called a ‘paternalistic approach’ to women’s healthcare in…
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18. NWC welcomes first GREVIO report evaluating Ireland on violence against women
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) has said the report from the Council of Europe’s expert committee on tackling violence against women, GREVIO, is very welcome, as violence against women in the country is at epidemic levels. The report, which received input from a broad spectrum of Irish civil society via…
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19. Vicky Phelan - Keynote Speech at FemFest 2019
Excerpt: …Your browser does not support the audio element. I was invited today by the National Women's Council to talk. Because I am somehow seen as a leader in campaigning for better outcomes for women in healthcare, particularly in the area of cervical cancer, but also in a wider sense,…
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20. NWC reiterates call for Mother and Baby Unit
Excerpt: …Mental health difficulties in the perinatal period are common, with 1 in 5 women reporting this experience in pregnancy or in the first year after birth. At a roundtable of key stakeholders today, the National Women’s Council (NWC) reiterated its call for a Mother and Baby Unit where women with…
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