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1. Upcoming referendum is opportunity to advance women’s rights and equality
Excerpt: …A delegation from a coalition of civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council, One Family, Treoir, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (Tuesday, 3rd October 2023) met with representatives of the Irish Women’s Parliamentary Caucus to highlight the importance of the upcoming equality referendum for advancing women’s rights and…
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2. NWC welcomes proposal to make oral contraception available over the counter
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council warmly welcomes, as reported in the media today, that Minister Stephen Donnelly proposes to make oral contraception available over the counter in pharmacies. This proposal, along with the free contraception scheme, are very welcome steps in ensuring women have full autonomy in our reproductive lives. We…
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3. On Safe Abortion Day, NWC calls for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it
Excerpt: …Press Release for 28 September 28 September is International Safe Abortion Day and the National Women’s Council has reiterated our call for abortion to be available to everyone who needs it across Ireland. Earlier this year, an independent review into abortion services – which was mandated by the 2018…
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4. Oireachtas members join call for publication of wording for the upcoming equality referendum
Excerpt: …Former Committee Chair, Ivana Bacik TD, and members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality today (Wednesday, 27th September 2023) joined five civil society organisations outside Leinster House to call for the publication of the wording for the upcoming equality referendum in line with the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Report. The five organsiations included the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU. Orla O’Connor, Director, National…
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5. Civil society coalition welcomes Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ support for Equality Referendum
Excerpt: …A coalition of five civil society organisations including the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU today (20th September) welcomed the support from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress) for the referendum on family, care and gender equality and the inclusion of wording that wouldsupport…
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6. Parents join call for public childcare
Excerpt: …“The joy of finding out I was pregnant quickly turned to panic.” - Parents have joined the National Women’s Council in calling for a public, affordable model of childcare Parents across the island will today take part in a National Day of Action to call for public, affordable childcare. With…
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7. Childcare Campaign: A Public Model
Excerpt: … Lack of quality, accessible and affordable Childcare/Early Years Education is the single biggest barrier to women’s participation in life and childcare inequality significantly affects women’s involvement in all spheres of society NWC is campaigning for the development and delivery of a publicly-funded, publicly-provided, universal, affordable, not-for-profit and accessible model…
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8. Community feminist groups launch new climate justice campaign
Excerpt: …Minister Eamon Ryan launches joint initiative from National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland Women and marginalised communities must be at the centre of actions to address the climate emergency, according to a new group formed to campaign for Feminist Community Climate Justice. The campaign was launched today by Minister…
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9. Community feminist groups launch new climate justice campaign
Excerpt: …Women and marginalised communities must be at the centre of actions to address the climate emergency, according to a new group formed to campaign for Feminist Community Climate Justice. The campaign was launched today by Minister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan. The first of its kind…
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Excerpt: … A coalition of five civil society organisations, including the National Women’s Council (NWC), Treoir, One Family, Family Carers Ireland and SIPTU, today (7th September) called on the Government to publish the wording for the announced referendum on family, care and gender equality in line with the recommendations of the Citizens’…
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11. Call to deliver public childcare as part of Budget 2024
Excerpt: …NWC publishes “The Women’s Budget” with 10 Key Asks to improve women’s lives The National Women’s Council (NWC) has called for a public childcare model ahead of Budget 2024. The organisation says public, not-for-profit, childcare is the best way to increase women’s equal participation in society. Among NWC’s other key…
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12. Organisations call for wording on upcoming referendum to be published
Excerpt: …A coalition of organisations has written an open letter to the Taoiseach saying time is needed for a national conversation on the Family, Care, and Gender Equality referendum If the family, care and gender equality referendum is to go ahead in November, then the wording that people will be asked…
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13. Open letter to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Excerpt: …A coalition of five national organisations, including NWC, has written an open letter to the Taoiseach saying time is needed for a national conversation on the Family, Care, and Gender Equality referendum. Dear Taoiseach, In March of this year, the government announced a historic referendum to amend our constitution in…
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14. COYGIG! NWC wishes Irish Football Team the best of luck as they make World Cup History
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council voices their support for the Irish team as they face off against Australia in their opening match this Thursday NWC has said the Irish team’s qualification for the World Cup is a monumental achievement - for this squad and for Irish women’s sports as a whole.…
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15. National Women’s Council calls on Government to invest in public services in Budget 2024
Excerpt: …At today’s Department of Social Protection’s annual Pre-Budget Forum (19th July 2023), The National Women’s Council called on Government to tackle gender inequalities by benchmarking social protection rates and investing in public services in Budget 2024. NWC has highlighted the extraordinary opportunity presented by Budget 2024 to tackle the ongoing…
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16. Invitation to Tender: Feminist Communities for Climate Justice
Excerpt: …‘Feminist Communities for Climate Justice’, a joint project between the National Women’s Council and Community Work Ireland, are inviting tender proposals for Baseline Research which will build on the review of literature and policy already undertaken by the Project Team by: examining Irish climate and environment policy from the perspective…
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17. National Women’s Council calls for new National Strategy for Women and Girls
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council (NWC) today calls on government to address shortfalls in their implementation of the National Strategy for Women and Girls (NSWG) and to set out a timeframe for the publication of a new strategy. The publication of today’s independent report on evaluation of implementation processes of three…
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18. Join our team: Women’s Health Coordinator
Excerpt: …NWC is hiring a Women’s Health Coordinator to coordinate and lead policy, develop and implement campaigns, and conduct and oversee research in line with NWC’s Strategic Plan. The Coordinator will be responsible for the full breadth of health-related areas including reproductive rights, relationships and sexuality education and mental health. In particular,…
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19. Call for diversity of voices in Good Friday Agreement commemorations
Excerpt: …The commemorations of the Good Friday Agreement have been dominated by men, with little consideration given to the various communities who paid the highest price in the conflict, such as working-class communities, women, and young people. That’s according to some participants in the National Women’s Council (NWC) All-island Women’s Forum,…
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20. Call to End Violence Against Women in Budget 2024
Excerpt: …On the anniversary of the publication of the Zero Tolerance Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, the National Women’s Council says the implementation of the strategy must be prioritised in Budget 2024 Today (Wednesday) it is a year since the government published its Third National (Zero Tolerance) Strategy on…
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