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NWCI again urges women politicians to support Justice for Magdalenes

Published: Thursday, June 02, 2011

2 June 2011Susan McKay, CEO of the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI), is writing to all women TDs, Senators, and Local Councillors encouraging them to support Justice of Magdalene's (JFM) proposed "Restorative Justice and Reparations Scheme" for all survivors of...

Backlash in France over sexist politicians

Published: Monday, May 30, 2011

By Henry Samuel in ParisTuesday May 31 2011FRANCE'S male politicians are becoming increasingly anxious about their futures after one female minister warned that half of the country's male MPs were potentially "in trouble" due to their treatment of women.Still reeling...

Man has rape sentence reduced

Published: Monday, May 30, 2011

A man who raped a babysitter nearly 30 years ago has succeeded in having his 11-year sentence reduced on appeal. John Regan (62), Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was jailed for 11 years in April 2008 after a Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty...

NWCI applauds Government’s decision on women representatives‏

Published: Sunday, May 29, 2011

The National Women's Council of Ireland applauds the government's decision to tackle our appalling record on women's representation in the Houses of Oireachtas. The announcement that political parties are to lose half of their state funding unless at least 30% of...

Protest against compulsory medical exams of Polish women workers

Published: Sunday, May 29, 2011

A group of Polish women have launched a petition to protest against the announcement by Ewa Kopacz, Polish Minister for Health, that the government may make gynaecological and breast screenings compulsory for working women.Compulsory smear tests and other intimate,...

Over 4,400 Irish women travelled to England and Wales for abortions in 2010 - journal.ie article

Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011

AROUND 12 WOMEN a day travelled from Ireland to England and Wales last year to have terminations, new figures have revealed.The statistics, published today by the UK's Department of Health, show that women giving Irish addresses accounted for a majority...

Archaic attitudes to sex demean men and women - Belfast Telegraph Article

Published: Tuesday, May 24, 2011

By Harriet WalkerThe morning after the office party is normally too hideous to bear, but it passes at least, once you creep out of your colleague's bed and spend all day with your head in the toilet.But for German...

Having it all?? An article by Jennifer O’Connell

Published: Monday, May 23, 2011

In 1898, British journalist Arnold Bennett - who would go on to become a celebrated novelist - published a guide for women journalists.The second chapter of his pamphlet, which is still available to download free online, is entitled 'Imperfections of...

Parties will lose funding if they fail to fill gender quota

Published: Monday, May 23, 2011

Political parties are going to have to start choosing a lot more female candidates if they want to retain the current €14m a year subsidy from the taxpayer.In what was described by one senior source as "a radical step",...

Coalition to Protect the Lowest Paid

Published: Sunday, May 22, 2011

Strengthening the JLC System is the way forwardSlashing the incomes of the lowest-paid workers will not help to create jobsThe Coalition to Protect the Low Paid is calling on the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, to...

Gender equality is not a luxury says head of UN Women

Published: Sunday, May 22, 2011

Michelle Bachelet, head of UN Women, was in Turkey last week attending the Summit of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).She met with the Turkish President Abdullah Gül to talk about the lack of political representation for women and said...

NWCI is recruiting for the following positions..

Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Community Development WorkerThe Community Development Worker will work to build and support the membership base of the Women's Council. S/he will contribute to the policy work of the NWCI, ensuring its relevance to women in Ireland, and will work...

Reminder Deadline for Motions for the AGM must be received in the NWCI by 5pm on May 12th 2011

Published: Monday, May 09, 2011

What are NWCI motions?NWCI Annual General Meeting will take place 23rd June 2011, DublinAt the Annual General Meeting of the NWCI members are invited to put motions before the members for voting.We would encourage members to put forward motions...

Countess Markievicz school

Published: Sunday, May 08, 2011

Countess Markievicz School, Saturday 4th June 2011 -April 6, 2011'If women remain on the margins of society, we only have marginal opportunities for making marginal change', Maria Torres, Adult Literacy teacher, EquadorConcerned about the declining numbers of women in public and political...

Longford Women’s Link (LWL) is looking for a Training & Education Business Development Manager