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1. 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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3. UN Committee finds Ireland’s abortion laws subjected woman to cruel and inhuman treatment
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—a first for any international human rights court or committee. The U.N. committee found…
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5. Charter of Zero Tolerance on Violence Against Women
Excerpt: …This Charter was developed by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), with support from The Women’s Fund for Ireland at the Community Foundation for Ireland.
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6. 32nd Dail must make progress on women’s equality
Excerpt: …• 4 women appointed to Cabinet, the same number as 2011 • A missed opportunity by An Taoiseach to honour pre-election commitment to a 50:50 Cabinet • Former NWCI Chairperson and former NWCI CEO hold Cabinet positions Following the announcement of the Cabinet for the 32nd Dail, the National Women’s…
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7. Enda Kenny must remember his pre-election commitment and appoint a gender balanced Cabinet
Excerpt: …Last December Taoiseach Enda Kenny pledged to appoint equal numbers of women and men in cabinet if Fine Gael is returned to power. This commitment was echoed by Michéal Martin in a letter to the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) during the General Election campaign. In advance of the…
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8. Women in Ireland deserve an independently governed National Maternity Hospital
Excerpt: …In response to reports that the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group is refusing to allow submission of the planning application for the new National Maternity Hospital to be co-located on the St Vincent’s University Hospital site, unless the National Maternity Hospital dissolves its corporate structure and becomes a subdivision of St…
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9. NWCI congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) congratulates Alice Mary Higgins on her election to Seanad Éireann. Alice Mary is currently Policy and Campaigns Officer with NWCI and took leave to campaign in the NUI Seanad election. Orla O’Connor, Director, NWCI said, “We are delighted that Alice Mary Higgins, a…
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10. Gender proofing our healthcare system will improve health outcomes for all patients
Excerpt: …Over the coming months Ireland will be examined by the UN under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and will be required to report on how it promotes women’s right to health. Against this backdrop the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) hosted…
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11. Call for Papers for 1916 Hidden Histories Conference at NUI Galway and UCD
Excerpt: …Call for papers for inter-institutional conferences taking place at NUI Galway and UCD next October as part of the arts and research project, '1916: Home: 2016'. The conferences juxtapose the 20 year anniversary of the closure of the last Magdalene laundry with the centenary of the Rising to question, and…
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12. NWCI condemns suspended sentence for woman in Northern Ireland
Excerpt: …In response to media reports that a woman in Northern Ireland received a suspended sentence for procuring abortion pills over the Internet, Orla O'Connor, Director of NWCI said, "NWCI condemns the suspended sentence for the woman in Northern Ireland. Women in Ireland, North and South, have the right to the…
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14. Return the records to survivors of symphysiotomy
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) today called for the medical records of the 700 women who applied to the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme to be automatically returned to survivors. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said, “As part of the work of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme, the medical records of…
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15. Thanks to everyone who shared their voice at #NWCISoapbox
Excerpt: …Our annual International Women's Day Soapbox was a special one this year, commemorating the women of 1916, and examining what independence meant for the women of Ireland. We were joined by some brilliant speakers and a lively crowd in the Bandstand in Stephen's Green, to celcebrate the contribution of women…
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16. #FemGen: 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail
Excerpt: …In advance of International Women’s Day, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) gathered with newly elected women to mark a breakthough election, which saw 35 women elected to the 32nd Dail. The National Women’s Council were joined on the day by newly elected TD for Dublin Bay South, Fine…
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17. Exploitation of women workers not the answer to the childcare crisis
Excerpt: …The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has today called the childcare crisis to be a red line issue in Programme for Government negotiations, and for the new government to increase and ring fence spending in early years care and education over the next five years to reach the optimum…
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18. NWCI stands alongside survivors of symphysiotomy at decision to shred their medical records
Excerpt: …NWCI has today expressed grave concern that the accessor to the symphysiotomy scheme, Maureen Harding Clark, has reaffirmed her intention to shred applicants unclaimed records after March 20th. Orla O’Connor, Director of NWCI said: “These records constitute evidence of human rights abuses and must not be destroyed. In 2014 the…
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19. The History of International Women’s Day
Excerpt: …International Women’s Day (8th March) originated from the trade union movement in America in the early 20th century, particularly in the activism of the women who worked in the clothing industry “sweatshops” of the time. In 1907 the women held a “Hunger March” in New York in protest at the…
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20. Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias
Excerpt: …A new sample training pack, "Recognising and Challenging our Unconscious Bias", has been launched this month by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI). Developed for the NWCI by Olwen Dawe of Irish Business Intelligence and Orla Leydon of Office and Business Solutions, the module focuses on the benefits to…
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