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1. All-Island Women’s Forum Report 2021 - 22
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council All-Island Women’s Forum Report highlights the findings and recommendations of the NWC All-Island Women Forum following the first year of monthly discussions on key issues affecting women across the island. The Forum has made a number of recommendations to governments north and south, including developing an…
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Excerpt: …Forum Chairperson: Margaret Martin, NWC Chairperson Forum Facilitator: Ciara McHugh (contact ciaram@nwci.ie) Forum Administrator: Jane Finn (contact janef@nwci.ie) Members of the Forum: NI Youth Forum Tara Grace Connolly Youth Activist Here NI Centre for Cross Border Co-Operation Kimberly Robertson East Belfast GAA Eileen Chan…
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3. Orla O’Connor: Why are so many Irish women still travelling to the UK for abortions?
Excerpt: …At least 860 women travelled from Ireland to the UK to access abortion since the Eighth Amendment was repealed. Statistics released by the UK Department of Health and Social Care show that 85 women gave Irish addresses when getting terminations in England and Wales in the first half of 2022. You may be wondering why…
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4. Gender-sensitive Mental Health
Excerpt: …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 the delivery of a gender-sensitive mental health care system for…
Section: Publications
5. Shifting the Narrative: Annual Report 2022
Excerpt: …NWC's Annual Report 2022 provides an overview of our key events, campaigns and activities throughout the year.
Section: Publications
6. Her Rural Future: Key demands for women in Rural Ireland
Excerpt: …The National Womens Council and its members have developed this document outlining the key challenges and solutions for women in rural Ireland to ensure every woman enjoys true equality and no woman is left behind.
Section: Publications
7. Abortion Access: Sarah’s Story
Excerpt: … Sarah* has asked us to share her story with you. She doesn’t want anyone else to go through what she endured because of Ireland’s restrictive abortion law. ‘This still upsets me as a mature adult, I cannot imagine if this happened to a younger person how they would be……
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8. Abortion Access Campaign West
Excerpt: …Abortion Access Campaign West (AAC West) is a women’s collective based in Galway to ensure that those who need abortion care receive it in a respectful and caring environment that meets their needs.
Section: Our Members
9. Social media and online hostility
Excerpt: …'Social media and online hostility: Experiences of women in Irish journalism', a new research report by Dr Dawn Wheatley from the School of Communications at Dublin City University, describes how women journalists in Ireland are navigating social media as part of their professional work, and it documents the pressure and…
Section: Publications
Excerpt: …Read the Report on the Intersection of the Criminal Justice, Private Family Law and Public Law Child Care Processes in relation to Domestic and Sexual Violence, commissioned by NWC in collaboration and funded by the Department of Justice. The research is an important recommendation of the Third National Strategy on…
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12. South Tipperary Women in Business
Excerpt: …The South Tipperary Women in Business Network meets monthly to network and share work experiences and ideas. The network is open to women running their own business as well as those thinking of doing so, and new members are always welcome. Each year the network runs a programme of meetings…
Section: Our Members
13. HSE Anti Human Trafficking Team(AHTT) and Women’s Health Service(WHS)
Section: Our Members
14. Towards A Zero Tolerance Approach - A Good Practice Guide
Excerpt: …NWC are proud to publish "Towards A Zero Tolerance Approach: A Good Practice Guide to the implementation of "Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive – Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Higher Education" (the Framework)." The Good Practice Guide has been supported by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research,…
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15. NWC Submission on the Draft General Scheme of a DSGBV Agency Bill
Excerpt: …NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the Draft General Scheme of a DSGBV Agency Bill. Previous submissions, such as NWC Submission on the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the National Observatory Shadow Report to Grevio in respect of Ireland addressed some of…
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Excerpt: …50:50 NI are working towards a Northern Ireland where women are equally represented at all political levels. We do this by raising awareness of the issue and advocating for political parties to adopt gender positive policies. Additionally, this year we will be introducing training programmes and events to encourage and…
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Excerpt: …Talamh Beo is the agroecological farmers organisation in Ireland. It is a member of the global peasant organisation La Via Campensina (200 million members) and its European Committee (ECVC -250 thousand members). Talamh Beo is a democratically organised, member-led organisation, run by farmers who have direct experience of the issues…
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18. Submission on SICAP New Programme Design
Excerpt: …NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the next iteration of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme. Women’s interests and concerns cut across the full range of community and economic initiatives that are delivered through SICAP. It is imperative that their interests and concerns are articulated clearly…
Section: Publications
19. NWC Submission on the REVIEW OF CIVIL LEGAL AID SCHEME
Excerpt: …NWC welcomes the invitation to make a submission on the REVIEW OF CIVIL LEGAL AID SCHEME. In 2021, NWC made 2 submissions to the Family Justice Oversight Group1 and the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence that addressed some of the recommendations that NWC considers essential to…
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Excerpt: …Buy Road to Repeal Now In a carefully crafted merging of imagery and text, ‘Road to Repeal’ provides exceptional insight into the 50-year journey of the struggle for contraception and abortion in Ireland. Road to Repeal is a not-for-profit publication and the National Women's Council is extremely grateful to be…
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