Perinatal Mental Health: Listening to Women and Shaping the Road Ahead

Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2024

NWC Sex For Rent research 2024

Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Celebrating 50 Years of Feminism: NWC Annual Report 2023

Published: Wednesday, July 03, 2024

2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the National Women's Council. In our Annual Report 2023 we highlight the many activities that took place to celebrate this important milestone in the history of the organisation. In addition, we outline some of the key...

“Women Beyond the Dáil: Access, Representation, and Retention in Irish Local Government”

Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Following the Local and European election results in Ireland in 2024, it is evident that women continue to face significant barriers in accessing public life. “Women Beyond the Dáil: Access, Representation, and Retention in Irish Local Government” commissioned by the...

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Response to Revised Energy Poverty Action Plan Consultation

Published: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission in response to the Revised Energy Poverty Action Plan Consultation 2024

Feminist Climate Justice report summary

Published: Friday, April 12, 2024

This 12 page report summarises the full baseline review of Irish environmental and climate policy for the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project (FCCJ) from the perspective of intersectional feminist climate...

Feminist Climate Justice Report

Published: Tuesday, April 09, 2024

This report provides a baseline review of Irish environmental and climate policy for the National Women’s Council (NWC) and Community Work Ireland (CWI) Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project (FCCJ) from the perspective of intersectional feminist climate justice.

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice Climate Action Plan 2024 Submission

Published: Friday, April 05, 2024

The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission in response to Climate Action Plan 2024 consultation.

A Feminist Vision of Care and Equality

Published: Wednesday, February 07, 2024

ActionAid Ireland and the National Women’s Council have jointly launched a report, a Feminist Vision of Care and Equality, which shows inextricable links between care, gender and economic inequality both at a global and national level. Significantly more care...

Care Section of the Baseline Research - Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project

Published: Tuesday, February 06, 2024

As part of the Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project, a team of researchers from the Department of Applied Social Studies at University College Cork – Dr. Fiona Dukelow, Dr. Catherine Forde, and Edith Busteed – created a baseline review of Irish...

Monitoring the Implementation of Zero Tolerance

Published: Friday, December 08, 2023

With support from Community Foundation Ireland, the National Observatory on Violence against Women and Girls have produced Ireland’s first monitoring report on the implementation of the first year of the Third National Strategy (June 2022-June 2023). The purpose of this...

NWC Submission on the Draft specification for Senior Cycle SPHE

Published: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The National Women’s Council provided feedback to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s draft specification for Senior Cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is being updated and will be in place in September 2024. In...

Post Budget Analysis Snapshot

Published: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Read our Post Budget Analysis to find out what Budget 2024 means for women

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

On 25 September, the National Women’s Council made a written submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. This is ahead of Ireland's State Report that Government will submit to the Committee in 2024. This report will outline...

Gender-sensitive Mental Health

Published: Friday, June 16, 2023

This research examines current best practices in gender-sensitive mental health care, maps current practices and gaps in practices in Ireland and, based on the findings from the literature and qualitative research carried out for this report, identifies comprehensive recommendations for...