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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…
Section: Our Members
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…
Section: Our Members
3. 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
4. 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…
Section: Publications
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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6. Orla O’Connor: Properly valuing care is crucial to women’s equality
Excerpt: …Across the span of our lifetimes, we are all likely to care for and receive care from others. Both are deeply meaningful and essential experiences. This week, the Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality will announce whether they endorse the recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly on gender equality. The citizens recommended…
Section: Guest Blog
7. NWC Submission on the Senior Cycle SPHE Redevelopment
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s brief and background paper for the redevelopment of the Senior Cycle Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum which is being updated and will be in place in September 2024. In this…
Section: Publications
8. National Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls: Shadow Report
Excerpt: …Read the shadow report to GREVIO in respect of Ireland from the National Observatory on Violence Against Women and Girls. The Observatory is chaired and hosted by the National Women's Council
Section: Publications
9. FemFest: Young women to speak about sexual violence and harassment
Excerpt: …Women aged 16-25 will gather on Saturday to discuss topics important to them, particularly sexual violence, body diversity, and bystander culture – ie the need for everyone to play their part in addressing sexual violence and promoting zero tolerance. FemFest is organised by the National Women’s Council (NWC) and follows…
Section: Latest News
10. Survivors Informing Services and Institutions CLG (SISI)
Excerpt: …SiSi is a collective of women survivors of intimate abuse. We trust women to stand together and fight against injustice. Our mission is to support women out of isolation to become leaders and to be recognised as experts by experience. We take collective action to inform and influence the policy,…
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …Established in 2005, our vision is to help create an Ireland where young people aged between 16 and 25 are empowered with the information they need to live active, happy, and healthy lives. We aim to educate and inform our readers about the importance of holistic wellbeing and how good…
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …We believe that better decision making, economic sustainability and a happier society will exist by leveraging 100% of the world’s talent.
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …We are bereaved parents who wish to help give support and encouragement to others who now face a similar loss.
Section: Our Members
14. Amber Women’s Refuge (Kilkenny)
Excerpt: …At Amber Women’s Refuge, it’s our mission to empower women and children of all cultures and backgrounds to achieve their right to live their lives free of abuse.
Section: Our Members
Excerpt: …Donegal Women’s Centre provides a space where women can pursue their own healing and development in a safe, caring and supportive environment. The centre developed from the coming together of a group of women in the late eighties who were committed to responding in a holistic way to the emotional,…
Section: Our Members
16. Every Woman: Towards Reproductive Health, Choice and Care for All
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council is calling on the Government to deliver on a new era for women’s reproductive healthcare and adopt a holistic approach to women’s needs across her lifespan with our new report 'Every Woman – Towards Reproductive Health, Care and Choice for All' . In this report, we reflect…
Section: Static Pages
17. My Body, My Choice: Abortion Rights Activism Across the Globe
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council, in partnership with Smashing Times and Frontline Defenders, hosted an online event titled 'My Body, My Choice: Abortion Activism Across the Globe' as part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival on 18th October 2022. This event explored the reproductive rights movements across the island of…
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18. NWC Submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and HT) Bill 2022
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022.
Section: Publications
19. Orla O’Connor: Every woman needs access to reproductive healthcare during her lifespan
Excerpt: …The past number of years have been transformative for women’s healthcare in Ireland. Abortion is now available here at home. Budget 2023 has paved the way for a further roll out of the free contraception scheme. And there are efforts underway to transform the sex education programme into a modern-day…
Section: Guest Blog
20. Every Woman: Towards Reproductive Health, Choice and Care for All
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council is calling on the Government to deliver on a new era for women’s reproductive healthcare and adopt a holistic approach to women’s needs across her lifespan. This new report 'Every Woman – Towards Reproductive Health, Care and Choice for All', highlights the need to build on…
Section: Publications
