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1. Could 2014 be the year that women are put at the centre of societal change?
Excerpt: …On Nollaig na mBan – a day when traditionally women sat back and let men take over housekeeping duties – NWCI's Director, Orla O'Connor had an opinion piece in the Irish Times in which we looked forward and wondered, will this be a year when we come closer to true…
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3. National Women’s Council of Ireland Submission to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland
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Excerpt: …The Abortion Rights Campaign is an alliance of pro-choice groups and individuals in Ireland and Northern Ireland who believe that women’s lives matter, and women’s health matters.
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5. WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE? BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY – BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
Excerpt: …WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE? BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY – BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Would you like to help make important changes in the lives of women and girls? Do you seek a more equal, diverse Ireland? Would you like to be part of…
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Excerpt: …The CWC seeks to support community work as a means of addressing poverty, social exclusion and inequality
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Excerpt: …ActionAid Ireland is the Irish Affiliate of ActionAid International and was set up by a group of Irish people 30 years ago. ActionAid Ireland supports Women's Rights and Education programmes in Malawi, Uganda and Kenya in Africa and in Nepal, Vietnam and Cambodia in Asia.
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8. Could 2014 be the year that women are put at the centre of societal change?
Excerpt: …Today on Nollaig Na mBan- a day when traditionally women sat back and let the men take over the housekeeping duties - the National Women’s Council of Ireland have asked government and society to look at 2014 as a year when women will be placed at the very centre of…
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9. Inspiring Women, Inspiring Stories
Excerpt: …This publication of the personal experiences of some of Ireland’s women has been produced by National Women’s Council of Ireland, supported by the European Commission Representation in Ireland. NWCI would like to thank Niamh O’Carroll, Project Director, Ruth O’Connor, Editor and Writer, Form for Design, Emma Hopkins, Paul Sherwood, Mike…
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10. Run In The Dark Thank You!
Excerpt: …A major thank you for all those who Ran In The Dark with us to raise money for women's equality, and in particular to all those who made donations! Here's to next year!
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11. Presentations to UNSCR 1325 & The Participation and Representation of Women
Excerpt: …Presentations were given to UNSCR 1325 & The Participation and Representation of Women by Shirley Graham and Salome Mbugua, who represent NWCI on the Department of Foreign Affairs 1325 monitoring committee. Shirley Graham's presentation Salome Mbugua's presentation
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12. Thanks to all our supporters at the end of a significant 2013!
Excerpt: …As we come to the end of 2013 we wanted to share with you some of successes for women that have been achieved by NWCI and all of our supporters in our campaign for women's equality. 2013 has been a significant year for women; the first piece of legislation was…
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13. 2013 Successes for Women that NWCI and our members helped to create!
Excerpt: …As we come to the end of 2013 we wanted to share with you some of successes for women that you helped achieve by being a member of NWCI and supporting in our campaign for women's equality. 2013 has been a significant year for women; the first piece of legislation…
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14. Investment required in Early Years Startegy
Excerpt: …Following the confirmation in a recent Irish Independent/ Today FM Behaviour and Attitudes Survey that one in four couples feel they are too poor to start a family, National Women’s Council of Ireland is renewing calls for a multi-annual investment in the quality of provision of Early Childhood Care &…
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15. NWCI calls on government to make a commitment to get more women on boards
Excerpt: …The EU Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of gender quotas for publicly listed boards, and the Irish government must respond regarding what action they will take to promote gender equality in economic decision making. The vote saw MEPs support a EU Commission proposal to ensure gender balance on boards for…
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16. Terminations for Medical Reasons: NWCI supports women taking case to UN
Excerpt: …NWCI fully supports women being forced to take a case to the UN for fundamental rights in the instance of fatal foetal abnormalities. It is terrible to see yet more women forced to international courts in search of their fundamental human rights. It is clear that the Protection of Life…
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17. HISTORY presented by Theatre Club
Excerpt: …HISTORY is a story about a place. A fourteen acre site in Inchicore called St. Michael’s Estate, and a history that spans the housing of imprisoned 1916 revolutionaries to the building of Ireland’s first social housing in the 1960s.The housing estate and the people who lived there have battled drugs,…
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18. UNSCR 1325 & The Participation and Representation of Women: Salome Mbugua Presentation
Excerpt: …Presentation highlights the difficulties faced by migrant women of all backgrounds and of different immigration status in Ireland.
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19. UNSCR 1325 & The Participation and Representation of Women: Shirley Graham Presentation
Excerpt: …Highlights from PHD research titled ‘Equal but Different: Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation’, focusing on the challenges to including women in peacekeeping. In essence, the research is providing baseline data for the Defence Forces on how women are positioned within missions.
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20. The time for the government to take responsibility for Bethany Home neglect and abuse is now
Excerpt: …NWCI urgently requests the Government reconsider its policy on the survivors of the Bethany Home. The Sinn Fein’s Private Member’s Motion, being tabled today, seeking apology and redress for surviving women and men of Bethany Home provides an opportunity for the Government to give recognition and justice to the survivors.…
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