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1. We need X Case legislation that respects women’s dignity and rights
Excerpt: …In response to the recent verdict of the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar Orla O'Connor, Director of the National Women's Council of Ireland said,'It is clear from the evidence given at the inquest that restrictive abortion laws in Ireland cost Savita her life. Expert testimony revealed that she…
Section: Latest News
2. NWCI cautiously welcomes changes to draft Insolvency Guidelines
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland welcomes changes to the draft Insolvency Guidelines and the reassurance that nobody will be asked to leave their employment due to high childcare costs. The NWCI cautions, however, that several of the guidelines still risk putting unnecessary pressure and hardship on indebted families struggling…
Section: Latest News
3. Support the Legislate for X Campaign
Excerpt: …Last chance to write to your TDs and Senators! This action will end on Monday, 22nd April. Shortly before Christmas the government decided to introduce legislation to give effect to the X Case and A, B, C versus Ireland judgements. This was a great success for women and men in…
Section: Take Action
4. BAI Code is a missed opportunity
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) today expressed disappointment at the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) 'Code on Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs'. Speaking on behalf of the NWCI, Eóin Murray said,'Current affairs media is often the first draft of government policy, yet fewer…
Section: Latest News
5. Tell Ireland to Stop Obstructing Justice for Symphysiotomy Victims
Excerpt: …Symphysiotomy is a crippling surgical procedure involving the forcible breaking of the pelvis during childbirth. Meant for only extreme cases, it has been replaced by Caesarean section, except in countries where this procedure is unavailable.But as disabled Survivors of Symphysiotomy (SOS) are now revealing, the practice continued in some Irish…
Section: Newsflash
6. Women on Boards: The Next Steps - Members and Friends Meeting
Excerpt: …Women are only 9% of board members in Ireland's top private companies. Even though a voluntary target of 40% was set in 1995 for State boards we are still only at 35%. The EU has asked governments to introduce voluntary measures to bring us to 40% on private companies by…
Section: Newsflash
7. New Website for Stop Traffick! Project
Excerpt: …The Immigrant Council of Ireland's launched a new website for its EC ISEC funded Stop Traffick! Project. http://www.stoptraffick.ie/STOP Traffick! is a transnational project on reduction in demand for the sexual services of victims of trafficking. This project will explore different attitudes of buyers and potential buyers to human trafficking, its…
Section: Newsflash
8. Embedding Equality in Policy Making - Seminar
Excerpt: …The Equality Budgeting Campaign invites you to a seminar on equality and policy-making. The seminar will look at how equality fares in current approaches to policy-making in Ireland, and will establish what lessons can be learnt from other jurisdictions. Crucially, it will suggest practical and realisable alternatives that place equality…
Section: Latest News
9. Women and Osteoporosis: All you need to Know - Roundtable
Excerpt: …The Irish Osteoporosis Society and NWCI will host a roundtable discussion on women and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a silent invasive genetic disease which affects both women and men but mostly women who are pre and post-menopausal. 50% of women over 50 years of age will fracture a bone due to…
Section: Newsflash
10. Sheehy-Skeffington Human Rights School: ‘1913-2013: ‘Back to the Future?’
Excerpt: …This event will provide an opportunity to discuss human rights approaches to achieve the fundamental freedoms and entitlements that contribute to the development of a more equal and sustainable society. A focus of the school is to broaden and spread discussion about human rights to include those involved in actions…
Section: Newsflash
11. EU consultation on female genital mutilation
Excerpt: …The European Commission has launched a consultation obtain your views on how best to develop measures at EU level to fight female genital mutilation.Female genital mutilation is a specific form of violence against women and girls, involving procedures that include the partial or total removal of the external female genital…
Section: Newsflash
12. Survivor Guide to Magdalen Commission published
Excerpt: …Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) have published this guide for the personal use of Survivors to assist them in making an account of their current needs and their experiences in the Laundry system. The guide aims to help Magdalene Survivors to correspond with the Magdalen Commission. JFM encourages Survivors to have…
Section: Newsflash
13. Embedding Equality in Policy Making - Seminar
Excerpt: …The Equality Budgeting Campaign invites you to a seminar on equality and policy-making. The seminar will look at how equality fares in current approaches to policy-making in Ireland, and will establish what lessons can be learnt from other jurisdictions. Crucially, it will suggest practical and realisable alternatives that place equality…
Section: Newsflash
14. Suicide in Pregnancy is much rarer now ‘thanks to legal abortion’
Excerpt: …Following last month's seminar on Abortion - The Lives and Health of Women in cooperation with Doctors for Choice, we published an article by one of the speakers Peadar O'Grady, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist on Suicide in Pregnancy on our website.Suicide in Pregnancy is much rarer now 'thanks to…
Section: Newsflash
15. Connect with the NWCI on social media
Excerpt: …In recent months the National Women's Council of Ireland has become very active on social media. If you want to receive timely updates on latest women's news or upcoming events and campaigns or if you want to promote your own events and activities , please make sure you connect with…
Section: Newsflash
16. Choons for Choice Fundraising Gig
Excerpt: …Organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign, some fantastic up and coming bands are going to be rocking out for Choice on Saturday April 6th on Nassau St. in the Blarney Inn. Venue holds 400, and the night will be headlined by the incredibly talented North by Northwest. For the night…
Section: Newsflash
17. Petition to name Dublin bridge after Rosie Hackett
Excerpt: …There are currently 16 bridges over the river Liffey in Dublin's city centre. 13 of these bridges are named after men and not one of the bridges is named after a women. This petition is calling on Dublin City council to name the new Marlborough Street bridge the Rosie Hackett…
Section: Newsflash
18. 50/50 Group North West book launch
Excerpt: …The 50/50 Group North West will launch the book 'The Road to 50/50 - Gender Quotas for Ireland: Speeches from the Dáil and Seanad'.The book will be launched by Justine McCarthy, Sunday Times columnist and current National Newspapers of Ireland columnist of the year.Other speakers include:Fiona Buckley, Co-founder 5050, Dept.…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …Amnesty International and the NWCI are organising a short briefing on the Council of Europe Convention on Combatting and Preventing Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.The aim of the roundtable is to raise awareness and open discussion of the areas covered by the Convention and why it is important for…
Section: Newsflash
20. Justice for Bethany Home Survivors - Briefing
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland and the Bethany Survivors Group are organising a briefing on the Campaign for Justice for Bethany Survivors.Bethany Home (1921 - 1972) was a residential institution in Dublin for women of the Protestant community who were convicted of petty theft and prostitution as well as…
Section: Newsflash
