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1. NWCI congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann. Alice Mary is currently Policy and Campaigns Officer with NWCI and took leave to campaign in the NUI Seanad election. Orla O’Connor, Director, NWCI said, “We are delighted that Alice Mary Higgins, a…
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2. Gender proofing our healthcare system will improve health outcomes for all patients
Excerpt: …Over the coming months Ireland will be examined by the UN under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and will be required to report on how it promotes women’s right to health. Against this backdrop the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) hosted…
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3. Call for Papers for 1916 Hidden Histories Conference at NUI Galway and UCD
Excerpt: …Call for papers for inter-institutional conferences taking place at NUI Galway and UCD next October as part of the arts and research project, '1916: Home: 2016'. The conferences juxtapose the 20 year anniversary of the closure of the last Magdalene laundry with the centenary of the Rising to question, and…
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4. NWCI condemns suspended sentence for woman in Northern Ireland
Excerpt: …In response to media reports that a woman in Northern Ireland received a suspended sentence for procuring abortion pills over the Internet, Orla O'Connor, Director of NWCI said, "NWCI condemns the suspended sentence for the woman in Northern Ireland. Women in Ireland, North and South, have the right to the…
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6. Return the records to survivors of symphysiotomy
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the medical records of the 700 women who applied to the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme to be automatically returned to survivors. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “As part of the work of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme, the medical records of…
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7. Thanks to everyone who shared their voice at #NWCISoapbox
Excerpt: …Our annual International Women's Day Soapbox was a special one this year, commemorating the women of 1916, and examining what independence meant for the women of Ireland. We were joined by some brilliant speakers and a lively crowd in the Bandstand in Stephen's Green, to celcebrate the contribution of women…
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8. #FemGen: 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail
Excerpt: …In advance of International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) gathered with newly elected women to mark a breakthough election, which saw 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail. The National Women’s Council were joined on the day by newly elected TD for Dublin Bay South, Fine…
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9. Exploitation of women workers not the answer to the childcare crisis
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today called the childcare crisis to be a red line issue in Programme for Government negotiations, and for the new government to increase and ring fence spending in early years care and education over the next five years to reach the optimum…
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10. NWCI stands alongside survivors of symphysiotomy at decision to shred their medical records
Excerpt: …NWCI has today expressed grave concern that the accessor to the symphysiotomy scheme, Maureen Harding Clark, has reaffirmed her intention to shred applicants unclaimed records after March 20th. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said: “These records constitute evidence of human rights abuses and must not be destroyed. In 2014 the…
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11. The History of International Women’s Day
Excerpt: …International Women’s Day (8th March) originated from the trade union movement in America in the early 20th century, particularly in the activism of the women who worked in the clothing industry “sweatshops” of the time. In 1907 the women held a “Hunger March” in New York in protest at the…
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12. Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias
Excerpt: …A new sample training pack, "Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias", has been launched this month by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Developed for the NWCI by Olwen Dawe of Irish Business Intelligence and Orla Leydon of Office and Business Solutions, the module focuses on the benefits to…
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13. Unconscious Bias Training Pack
Excerpt: …A new sample training pack, "Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias", has been launched this month by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Developed for NWCI by Olwen Dawe of Irish Business Intelligence and Orla Leydon of Office and Business Solutions, the module focuses on the benefits to organisations…
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14. Referendum to Repeal the Eighth Amendment A Red Line Issue
Excerpt: …The Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, with a platform of 50 organisations, has reiterated the importance of including a referendum in the next programme for government. Commenting at their pre-election press conference today, Ailbhe Smyth, Convenor of the Coalition said: “Abortion has become a key issue in this general…
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Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) asked leaders of the main political parties in Ireland to outline what they will do to advance women’s rights if in Government after the general election. Our analysis is based on responses from Enda Kenny, Joan Burton, Gerry Adams, Micheal Martin and Catherine…
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Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomes the launch today of the second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence 2016-2021. We are particularly encouraged by the proposed establishment of monitoring mechanisms which will report to a Cabinet Sub-committee. This will give violence against women the political…
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17. NWCI welcomes the introduction of paid paternity leave
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland has welcomed the introduction of two weeks’ paid paternity leave, as crucial step toward bring Ireland in line with family leave best practice across Europe. However, NWCI cautioned that paternity leave must be part of a wider approach to organise leave and tackle the…
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18. NWCI welcomes the National Maternity Strategy
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) welcomed the launch of the first National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 for Ireland, and called for all political parties to protect and invest in public services and ensure they serve the needs of all women. The strategy is timely in light of the recent…
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19. Applications are now open for places on UCD’s MA Women, Gender and Society
Excerpt: …Applications are now open for places on UCD's MA Women, Gender and Society. The MA may be taken on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis. Gender plays a crucial role in the way we see the world and in how the world is organised. The MA Women, Gender and…
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20. Community Platform: Four tests for the next government
Excerpt: …The Community Platform is a network of 28 of the main national organisations working to address poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. The Community Platform presents these four tests of the seriousness of the next Government in addressing the causes and consequences of poverty, social exclusion and inequality in Ireland in…
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