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1. Fill the pension and childcare gap in Budget 2017
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today launched their 2017 Pre Budget Submission, ‘Fill the Gap’, calling on the Government to tackle the deep inequalities women face in the pension system and invest in affordable childcare. Pension Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “The pension gap between women and…
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3. Date for your Diary for the next NWCI Members and Friends Meeting - Women’s Rights and UN CEDAW
Excerpt: …Please take note of the date for the next NWCI Members and Friends Meeting - Women’s Rights and CEDAW Speakers will Include:- Ms Violeta Neubauer, independent women’s human rights and gender equality expert from Slovenia who was a member of CEDAW Committee from 2007 to 2014. Her CEDAW related activities…
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4. NWCI announces committed feminist, Frances Byrne, as new Chairperson
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is delighted to announce Frances Byrne, committed feminist and communications professional, as our new Chairperson. She was elected at NWCI’s AGM on Friday, 9 September 2017. A lone mother since the 1990s, Frances Byrne has been a women’s equality activist for many years…
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Excerpt: …The summary of the Strategic Plan outlines NWCI key goals and objectives over the course of four years.
Section: Publications
6. Feminist Futures - NWCI Annual Report 2015
Excerpt: …Our Annual Report 2015 highlights NWCI's achievements and activities throughout the year.
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …Register Now for the September EU Equality & Inclusion Funding Call! Women Returning to the Workforce, Women’s Entrepreneurship & Migrant Integration The EU Funds Unit of the Department of Justice and Equality, is setting up a contacts database, of organisations who may be interested in being directly contacted about forthcoming EU Funds…
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8. NWCI Pre-budget Submission 2017 to Department of Social Protection
Excerpt: …Pre-Budget Submission 2017 to Department of Social Protection outlining in detail NWCI's priorities for that department.
Section: Publications
9. NWCI and DRCC Preliminary Observations on a Code of Ethics for An Garda Síochána
Excerpt: …This is a joint Submission with the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) on our preliminary observations on the proposed implementation of a Code of Ethics for An Garda Síochána
Section: Publications
10. Proposed pension changes would hit women hardest
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today raised serious concerns around any proposals to reduce pension entitlements for part-time workers, as this would have a disproportionate impact on women pension entitlements. RTE has reported that officials from the Department of Social Protection have suggested “part-time workers would have…
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11. What Women Want – Consultation Checklist for Local Community Development Committees
Excerpt: …This consultation checklist was developed by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) for use by Local Community Development Committees when consulting on policies and services affecting their communities. This work was funded by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. Section 49A of the Local Government Reform Act…
Section: Publications
12. Fold and Rise - A feminist perspective on the folding and unfolding of time.
Excerpt: …Traveller women took part on 29th June 2016 in a bread making workshop as part of an NWCI event organised by Artists Fold and Rise and Pavee Point. Kneading and folding dough was used in the half-day workshop with Pavee Point’s Traveller Community Health Workers as a metaphor for women’s…
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13. NWCI at the National Economic Dialogue
Excerpt: …NWCI's Niamh Allen and Eilis Ní Chaithnia attended the National Economic Dialogue at the end of June. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 tackles the scale of the challenge of women’s equality, prioritising investment in essential public services and infrastructure,…
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Excerpt: …The World Congress on Women’s Mental Health is coming to Dublin next March 2017, and this is your chance to be involved! There is a Call for Abstracts, to present at a symposium or workshop on different issues relating to women’s mental health, and the deadline has been extended until…
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15. Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women available to download
Excerpt: …NWCI secured funding from The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Ireland to draw up a Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence against Women to be used by various organisations in order to show their commitment to tackling all forms of violence against women in Ireland. This is now…
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16. Date for your Diary - civil society engagement with the CEDAW process
Excerpt: …The UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international human rights treaty that focuses on the development and advancement of women's rights (More information here). In ratifying CEDAW, Ireland committed to taking concrete steps to improve the status of women in Irish…
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17. NWCI calls on the government to hold an immediate referendum to repeal the 8th amendment
Excerpt: …Ireland’s prohibition and criminalisation of abortion services violated the human rights of a woman living in Ireland and caused her “intense physical and mental suffering” according to a ground-breaking ruling from the United Nations Human Rights Committee in mid June —a first for any international human rights court or committee.…
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18. NWCI calls for the government to tackle the scale of the challenge for women’s economic equality
Excerpt: …At the National Economic Dialogue today, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) called on the Government to ensure that Budget 2017 tackles the scale of the challenge of women’s equality, prioritising investment in essential public services and infrastructure, particularly childcare, and narrowing the gender pay and pensions gap. Childcare…
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19. No more excuses – NWCI calls on Government to end the violation of women’s human rights
Excerpt: …Responding to the groundbreaking UN Committee ruling on Irish abortion law, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called on the Government to hold a referendum to repeal Article 40.3.3 (the Eighth Amendment) of the Constitution without further delay. Niamh Allen, Head of Membership and Development at NWCI said,…
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