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Excerpt: …The Complex is the new Northside arts centre located on Little Green Street next to the old Fruit and Vegetable Market. The arts centre features nine artist’s studios as well as two performance areas, rehearsal and exhibition space.The Complex is led by women, encourages equal opportunities for women in the…
Section: Our Members
2. If we do nothing, the Gender Pay Gap will increase
Excerpt: …Women from the Arts and Media will come together at NWCI’s event #NoSmallChange – Closing the Gender Pay Gap in the Media and in the Arts in the Mansion House today where NWCI will launch its Action Plan on the Gender Pay Gap. Chaired by RTE’s Political Correspondent, Martina Fitzgerald,…
Section: Latest News
3. Time to Act to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Excerpt: …NWCI’s mission is to achieve equality for women, central to that is the achievement economic independence and economic equality. The gap in earnings between women and men goes to the heart of inequality between women and men in the workplace. To close the gap see our short summary of action…
Section: Publications
4. No Small Change Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Excerpt: …NWCI’s mission is to achieve equality for women, central to that is the achievement economic independence and economic equality. The gap in earnings between women and men goes to the heart of inequality between women and men in the workplace. Our submission ‘No Small Change’ contains recommendations that are intended…
Section: Publications
5. Promoting Women in Local Government and Development
Excerpt: …Developments within Local Development and Local Government sectors present a wide range of opportunities and challenges for women and women’s groups to engage meaningfully and have their voices heard in local participatory democratic processes and structures. The reform of local government as laid out in the Local Government Reform Act…
Section: Static Pages
6. Caring for #EveryWoman’s health needs
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today launched Every Woman - Affordable, accessible healthcare options for women and girls in Ireland. The Every Woman model is based on extensive consultations with NWCI’s members and women and men across Ireland. With the launch of Every Woman, NWCI calls on others to join them in…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …As discussions at the Oireachtas Committee focus on Ireland’s abortion laws as an outlier in Europe, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said Ireland needs to work toward a healthcare system that provides for the needs and life decisions of all women. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said,…
Section: Latest News
8. NWCI calls on the Gate Theatre to initiate an independent investigation
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on the Gate Theatre to commission an independent investigation into the conduct and behaviour of Michael Colgan whilst employed as CEO, and related governance issues. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “Following a series of reports in media from women previously…
Section: Latest News
9. Women must not be forced to disclose rape to access healthcare services
Excerpt: …Following the latest meeting of the Oireachtas Committee, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today said that no woman should be forced to disclose or report rape in order to access healthcare services. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “The discussions today around legislating for abortion for women who…
Section: Latest News
10. NWCI welcomes Oireachtas Committee proposal not to retain Eighth Amendment in full
Excerpt: …In response to the Joint Oireachtas Committee voting for a proposal not to retain the Eighth Amendment in full, Orla O’Connor, Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) said, “We welcome the broad agreement on the Joint Oireachtas Committee that the status quo should not continue. This is…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The Law Reform Commission has begun initial preparations for a new Programme of Law Reform and in that respect has invited submissions as to areas of law that may be in need of reform. In that respect the National Observatory on Violence Against Women made a submission asking the Commission…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …The Law Reform Commission has begun initial preparations for a new Programme of Law Reform and in that respect has invited submissions as to areas of law that may be in need of reform. The National Women’s Council of Ireland has asked the Commission to examine the legal infrastructures designed…
Section: Publications
13. NWCI campaigns for women’s pension equality
Excerpt: …At NWCI, we have been raising the issue of pension inequality for women for many years in conjunction with our membership and with the wider public. We made pensions a priority area for reform in our Pre-Budget 2018 Submission, and we launched this document at a briefing day with politicians…
Section: Newsflash
14. More Action Needed to Increase Women’s Representation in Politics in Ireland
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today responded to the publication of a new report by Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Commission, which shows that Ireland is below the European average when it comes to women’s representation in politics, saying greater action was needed to increase the numbers of…
Section: Latest News
15. Social Welfare Bill must reverse 2012 changes to pension bands
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), Age Action and the Irish County Women’s Association (ICA) today called for the Social Welfare Bill to reverse 2012 changes to pension bands. The Dáil will debate the issue with Private Members Business this week. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “A gender…
Section: Latest News
16. Budget 2018 sees a rising tide in childcare and pensions but it will not lift all boats
Excerpt: …NWCI today welcomed Budget 2018’s increased investment in childcare and pensions, but it cautioned that broadening women’s access to pensions and increasing the affordability of childcare would have put more money in women’s pockets. Childcare “We welcome the increased investment into childcare of 20 Million Euros. The extension of the…
Section: Latest News
17. Value for Money and Money for Values: Making the national budget work for women
Excerpt: …This submission is one element of a three-part pre-budget policy process, which also involves a substantive submission made to the Department of Social Protection and a set of detailed letters to the Ministers for Health, Justice and Equality, Rural and Community Affairs and Housing, Planning, and Local Government. An addendum…
Section: Publications
18. NWCI joins HPV Vaccination Alliance
Excerpt: …Women’s health is a core part of NWCI’s work so we are proud to campaign with the HPV Vaccination Alliance to raise awareness of the pressing need for girls to take up the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. A motion, passed at our Annual General Meeting 2017, called on the NWCI…
Section: Newsflash
19. NWCI Launches new Research on Gender Responsive Budgeting
Excerpt: …On 21 September, NWCI launched our new research on incorporating gender budgeting into the Irish budgetary process. The launch of Towards gender responsive budgeting in Ireland, took place in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in Dublin. There was great interest in the event, which attended by civil society…
Section: Newsflash
20. NWCI Pre-Budget 2018 Submission Briefing
Excerpt: …On Tuesday 26 September, NWCI launched a Pre-Budget 2018 Submission in Buswell’s Hotel in Dublin. We invited politicians to come and discuss our priorities for advancing women’s equality in Budget 2018. For NWCI’s submission, we focused on five key areas: 1. Embedding gender budgeting into the Irish budgetary process 2.…
Section: Newsflash
