AN all-Ireland women s forum is to be set up to improve cross-border cooperation.
Led by the National Women s Council (NWC), the forum aims to forge better links between communities.
The forum will have 24 members - 12 from the north and 12 from the Republic.
It will meet every month to discuss issues including the impact of Covid-19 on women; ethnic minority groups and political participation, and climate action.
The forum will organise a meeting once a month between an organisation in the Republic and an organisation in the north to help forge greater links on the island.
The project is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs reconciliation fund.
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Join us for the launch of ‘No Woman Left Behind’, the National Women’s Council’s new and ambitious Strategic Plan 2021-2024, on Tuesday, 15th June.
We want to work with our members and women throughout the island of Ireland to bring a radical shift to the place of women in Ireland and beyond. Join in the conversation on how best we can achieve NWC’s ambition of true equality for all women and how we can mobilise and campaign for women’s rights and equality in a new and more inclusive way than ever before.
Interventions needed to support women in politics, says Longford s Louise Lovett
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Longford’s Louise Lovett is Chairperson of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and speaking to the Leader ahead of International Women’s Day, recently, she stressed the need for gender quotas in politics.
She stated, “Unless we want Irish politics to remain unbalanced and dominated by men for the next 100 years we need interventions to support and encourage women, from all demographics, into politics. Gender quotas may seem like a blunt instrument but what’s the alternative?
“The quotas are for candidate selection only, they do not mean that at least 30% of TDs elected must be female although I believe they should be. I also think that quotas should be introduced at a local level.
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Longford’s Louise Lovett was elected as Chairperson of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) in June 2020 and for her, International Women’s Day is a day of celebration and solidarity.
“As well as a celebration of women’s achievements and recognition of improved rights and entitlements for women and girls, it is also a day for raising awareness of the need to continue to advocate for women’s equality and gender parity,” she remarked.
Longford woman Louise Lovett says the issue of women in caring roles is a major challenge which she hopes to tackle over the next couple of years. Louise stepped down from her role as CEO of Longford Women’s Link in recent weeks but says she hopes to continue with advocating for women through her voluntary […]