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1. 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…
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2. 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…
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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…
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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
5. 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
6. 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…
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7. 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…
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8. 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…
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9. 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…
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10. 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
11. 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…
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12. 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.…
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13. Getting Women on Board – Harnessing Women’s Talent in Companies
Excerpt: …We had a full house for our Getting Women on Board –Harnessing Women’s Talent in Companies event on September 6th in the Mansion House. The event was organised in conjunction with the Norwegian Embassy and explored how Ireland can increase women's representation on private company boards, learning from Norway’s experience…
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14. NWCI welcomes progress toward gender budgeting
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today welcomed the publication of the final report of the Budgetary Oversight Committee, which recommends assessing the gender impact of Budget 2018, as well as working with NWCI toward a gender budgeting statement in 2019. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, "The recommendations…
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15. Women in Sport deserve greater recognition
Excerpt: …Following Ireland's successful hosting of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, the NWCI called for greater recognition for women across all sports in Ireland. NWCI extends our congratulations to the Ireland team on an exciting and invigorating tournament. Building on their successes over the past number of years, they have helped…
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16. A welcome agreement on the National Maternity Hospital
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health Simon Harris that the National Maternity Hospital will remain in State ownership, and that there will be no religious involvement in delivery of services. Women must be able to trust in the independence of their maternity…
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17. NWCI submits formal complaint to Newstalk
Excerpt: …In the wake of George Hook’s unacceptable victim blaming comments, NWCI submitted a formal complaint to Newstalk and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). We believe that it is crucial that Newstalk send a strong message that Mr. Hook’s comments are utterly unacceptable. Violent men are socialised and enabled by…
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18. NWCI at the March for Choice
Excerpt: …NWCI and many of our 180 member organisations joined the March for Choice on Saturday 30th September, to show our support for women who face difficult decisions in pregnancy. Now, more than ever, it is critical that the voices and experiences of women, couples, families and doctors are heard in…
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19. NWCI expresses disappointment at the cancellation of Global Village
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today expressed its disappointment at the news that Dil Wickremasinghe’s Global Village on Newstalk had been cancelled. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “Dil Wickremasinghe has always been a huge supporter of NWCI, and her Global Village programme was a great space for…
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Excerpt: …The NWCI Ireland Country Report for the Review of Data on the Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Students in Higher Education in the European Union. The report collates the most recently available Irish and EU data on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment of women students,…
Section: Publications
