National Women's Council of Ireland

The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is a representative organisation for women and women's groups in Ireland.[1] It has adopted a more stridently left wing position in recent years, putting its claim to be a nationally representative group at risk.[2]

The mission of the NWCI is to achieve women's equality and empower women to work together to remove inequalities. It says it represents some 300,000 women in the Republic of Ireland.[3]

History

In 1973 a group of feminists, chaired by Hilda Tweedy of the Irish Housewives Association, set up the Council for the Status of Women, with the goal of gaining equality for women. It was an umbrella body for women's groups.[4]

During the 1990s the council's activities included supporting projects funded by the European Social Fund, and running Women and Leadership Programmes and forums. In 1995, following a strategic review, it changed its name to the National Women's Council of Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwci.ie/about/
  2. ↑ http://www.thelifeinstitute.net/blog/2016/09/19/im-pro-life-so-why-am-i-forced-to-fund-nwcis-abortion-push/
  3. ↑ Beesley, Arthur (3 June 2004). "Vulnerable women blamed for maternity cutbacks". Dublin. The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ NWCI History


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