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Provides a comparative study of childcare policies.

Reviews childcare costs in Northern Ireland

A guide for parents and care givers from Plan International on how to talk to children about the Covid-19 Crisis

Reviews the nature of government support for childcare costs within universal credit.

Report by the NERI thinktank looking at 20 years of developent in Women's employment in NI

Sets out the type, extent and delivery of childcare provision necessary to maximise the economic participation of women within Northern Ireland.

Presents a roadmap for the development of early years, childcare and family support services for Northern Ireland. 

A selection of people recount their childcare arrangements to illustrate the need  for universal childcare in Northern Ireland.

This discussion paper makes the case for investing in free universal childcare services of high quality in order to reduce gender inequality in earnings and employment. It estimates the employment-generating and fiscal effects of investing in free universal childcare in three middle income countries: South Africa, Uruguay, and Turkey. It calculates the total annual costs of investing in high-quality childcare services that would cover the entire population of children below primary school age, using parameters relevant to each national context.

Report by the Young Women's Trus into the value of unpaid work. 

Explores key educational inequalities across the equality grounds in Northern Ireland.

This summary document outlines recommendations for Political Parties, Local Authorities and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government on how to address women's under representation in Local Government.

Contains information on the economic status of women in Northern Ireland from the most recent quarterly labour force survey.

Evaluates the affect of careers education, careers guidance and other provision on the aspirations and choices of girls and young women.

A formal investigation into the treatment of pregnant workers and mothers in Northern Ireland's workplaces.

NWCI have launched research exploring women's under representation in local government. This was carried out by Dr Pauline Cullen and Claire McGing. It was kindly supported by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

A leaflet looking at employer's duty towards pregnant employees and maternity leave.

Women make up the majority of those employed in the civil service but are underrepresented at the most senior grades, where key policy and operational decisions are taken. Action 8 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan commits to improving gender balance at each level, including senior grades. The present study was commissioned by a high-level steering group set up to oversee implementation of this action. It draws on a combination of administrative data, reanalysis of the Civil Service Employee Engagement Survey conducted in 2015, and in-depth work history interviews with 50 senior civil servants across four departments. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with staff involved in recruitment and promotion within the public service. This rich combination of data yields new insights into the processes shaping gender differences in representation at the most senior grades of the civil service and thus provides a strong evidence base to inform future policy and practice.

Comprehensively evaluates the Live and Learn Project, which has run throughout the last five years and offers training, support and events for women through 14 women's centres based in local communities across Northern Ireland.

Summary of The Progressive Policy Think Tank paper arguing that automation presents an opportunity to narrow gender inequalities.

Toolkit on how to end sexual violence and harassment in third level education.

This report sets out arguments for a much shorter working week. It proposes a significant shift in what is considered ​‘normal’ – down from 40 hours or more, to 21 hours. While people can choose to work longer or shorter hours, we propose that 21 hours – or its equivalent spread across the calendar year – should become the standard that is generally expected by government, employers, trade unions, employees, and everyone else.

discusses how gendered behaviours are perceived in the workplace. Comments on development of these attitudes over time.

School-related gender based violence (SRGBV) has a devastating impact on learners around the world. Every year, millions of children and adolescents mostly girls – are deprived of their right to an equitable and inclusive education. Policy makers, governments, educators, parents and activists are increasingly confronted by this problem and looking for the most effective measures to end gender based violence in and around schools. Education unions are playing a unique role in this global effort.

Report based on an all Ireland Trade Union survey.

If progress for gender equality and non-discrimination were measured in legal and policy advances, the momentum over the past 20 years would be record-breaking. And yet, why do so many hard-won policy and legal reform processes fail to generate any measurable changes for gender justice? Women’s workforce participation is increasing all over the world yet we are witnessing persistent inequalities and gender power dynamics that keep women subordinate. Sexual harassment, for example, involving high profile individuals from the full spectrum of workplaces –United Nations, business, media, and civil society organizations– is front page news everywhere. In Australia, despite being outlawed for 25 years, sexual harassment is the top complaint received by its Human Rights Commission; in EU countries, 40-50% of women reported that they experienced sexual harassment in the workplace; in Japan, in 2013 the Equal Employment Office had 9.230 sexual harassment cases and in the US, one in three cases before the Equal Employment Commission are sexual harassment cases.

Breif summary of PLAN International's report on the impacts of humanitarian crises on girls' secondary education.

Draws on research carried out during throughout the first half of 2014 to identify gaps and unmet needs in education and training affecting women in disadvantaged and rural areas.

Provides an overview of how programmes for a ‘hard to reach’ target group can be delivered successfully in a women’s centre setting.

In September 2013, the South African Gender at Work (G@W) team initiated a feminist inspired social change process to experiment with the possibility of using an approach that emphasises dialogue and working with multiple and diverse actors to collaborate in creating greater collective impact in relation to violence against women and non-conforming genders.

The social change process was named “Letsema” – an isiSotho word referring to the practice in rural areas where women came together to work the soil. In the context of the social change process initiated by the Gender at Work team, “Letsema” gave meaning to women (and men) coming together to work the soil of creating new and more equal social norms; non-violent relationships between women, men and non-conforming genders andto effect maximum collective impact.

This paper attempts to outline the story of what happened during the Letsema process; what our initial Theory of Change was and what has enabled the changes, what are some of the key outcomes and what this has meant in terms of norm change. Finally we ask now what – where the process is going – what are some of the key challenges we face and what are we learning?

Summarises the background to women’s representation in politics, outlines the legislative frameworks relevant to women’s representation in the Northern Ireland Assembly and reviews some mechanisms for increasing female representation.

Gender differences in the impact of Irish budgetary policy over the last decade can be traced back to the fact that women are more likely than men to be lone parents, to be out of the labour force and to benefit from child-related supports.

The paper summarises statistics on gender representation in decision-making positions in Northern Ireland.The statistics are set out in simplified tables to offer an at-a-glance view of gender and power in Northern Ireland.

This report by Plan UK provides an initial overview and analysis of some of the wider issues facing girls during the pandemic, with recommendations for action. However, much more research into the impact of the pandemic on girls is urgently needed, with specific attention given to girls who are the most marginalised and least heard.

Brings together qualitative research into women’s experience of violence in Northern Ireland.

Paper from the Lancet Medical Journal looking at the link between Domestic Violence and quarantine measures in response to Covid-19.

Comprises an audit of the work of WSN members in Europe.

The Women's Policy Group has put together a Feminist Recovery Plan.

Reviews the condition of gender equality and empowerment of women/girls in the UK in respect of UN member state sustainable development goals.

Women for Changewas a National Women’s Council of Ireland initiative in response to the fact that there is little funding available to support training for women involved in, or interested in getting involved in, work to promote equality and social change.

ince 2014, Oxfam America and Gender at Work (G@W) have worked in partnership to implement the Gender Action Learning (GAL) Process in Ghana, Senegal, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Using the Most Significant Change (MSC) methodology, we have been able to reflect and learn about how change around gender justice happens on an individual, organizational and community levels. The last stages of this project were implemented in May 2016

The WPG raised concerns with the Department for Communities regarding the gendered impact of Covid-19 and has received a reply from the department offering assurances that they are working to put in place measures to protect the vulnerable and outlining steps already taken. 

2019 report on girls choices in Benin, Togo and Uganda.

This paper presents a costing analysis for a set of family-friendly services and transfers: income protection for children, people of working age, and older persons; universal health coverage; and early childhood care and education and long-term care services. The social protection and care policies that are included in the costing have enormous significance for families and broader society, and their implementation would have particularly important impacts for women, since they are over-represented among those without income security, they face specific life course contingencies, and they take on a highly disproportionate share of unpaid care work.

A series of demands on gender equality issues, directed at local descision makers. 

Created by UN Women, the United Nations entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women, the HeForShe solidarity movement for gender equality provides a systematic approach and targeted platform where a global audience can engage and become change agents for the achievement of gender equality in our lifetime. This requires an innovative, inclusive approach that mobilizes people of every gender identity and expression as advocates and acknowledges the ways that we all benefit from this equality. HeForShe invites people around the world to stand together as equal partners to craft a shared vision of a gender equal world and implement specific, locally relevant solutions for the good of all of humanity.

This paper begins by presenting an overview of the latest research on cash transfers, gender protection, and empowerment outcomes. It continues by discussing some of the programme design features to consider when seeking to improve gender outcomes. Finally, the paper concludes with a set of research questions that can help shape future research and practice in this area.

Information for individuals on how to organise an event and network to explore how men can be allies in the process of gender equality.

A report by the UN looking at advancements in women's equality with regard to child custody

Aruna Rao looks at how change is happening through the daily grind of gender equality activists. She argues that in order to achieve basic development objectives we need both better delivery and better accountability for a range services to women – not just education and health, but also agricultural extension, land registration and property protection, regulation of labour markets, and safety. She also argues that institutional insiders and outsiders need to support each others’ different but complementary roles as change agents

A guide to best practice on involving women in public consultations.

The paper provides a basis to review the barriers, risks, and opportunities related to gender and the accessibility and utilization of digital finance, and to help identify pathways that could be leveraged for potential impactful investment returns for women.

Civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world are seen as playing a pivotal role in spotlighting inequities and systemic disadvantage on the basis of multiple and intersecting dimensions, in addressing discrimination in policies and access to services, and in building the awareness and capacities of people to claim their rights, both in public spheres such as law courts, markets and schools, and in private institutions such as households. CSOs are seen as flexible and adaptive to new ideas and learning, important actors in holding power holders to account and effective advocates. Feminist mobilisation in civil society, for example, according to an oft cited global survey of 70 countries, was found to be the most important factor in achieving policy change regarding violence against women, which has now become seen as a global pandemic destroying lives everywhere. Yet passionately fighting for human rights on the outside does not necessarily mean that these same organisations practise inclusion and equity on the inside

Explores the nature of the UK gender pay gap from 1995 to 2007 using data from the British Household Panel Survey.

This study addresses the percolation and domestication of the United Nations’ “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Transforming our World” in Germany with a view to understanding its impact on domestic gender equality policies. Concentrating on federal-level policymaking, the main finding of the study is that the 2030 Agenda and SDG 5 have, as of yet, not had a discernible impact on domestic gender equality struggles. This is surprising, since the 2030 Agenda offers a holistic conception of sustainability, and thus has the “value added” advantage of merging and transcending the rather disjointed gender, social justice, and ecological sustainability policy strands.

Looks at the extent to which EU Member Statesand EEA/EFTA countries have developed gender equality considerations in their policies designed for the active inclusion of vulnerable groups in society. The report provides concrete policy examples across the three pillars of the active inclusion strategy, these being adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services.

This paper seeks to demonstrate the need and benefit of women-only services across Northern Ireland as well as providing the women’s community and voluntary sector with a tool to lobby for funding as well as to highlight the uniqueness and benefits of women-only services, not just for women but families and the community as a whole.

This report by Stonewall exposes the profound impact that discrimination, violence and exclusion is having on trans people’s quality of life in Britain today.

Summarises the current issues that matter most to local women based on views gathered at the launch of the Women's Regional Consortium in February 2014.

A leaflet prepared by HereNI discussing fertility options for Lesbian individuals and couples.

There has been very little systematic research into disabled women’s reproductiverights in Scotland. However, qualitative evidence gathered by Engender over anumber of years suggested to us that their reproductive, sexual and maternal healthwas being overlooked by the very systems and services that should have beenenabling their wellbeing

This report, supported by Comic Relief,presents qualitativeand quantitativedata on the emotional health and wellbeingof lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGB&/T) peoplein Northern Ireland. This is the first reportof its kind, as previous work relating to the emotional health and wellbeing of LGB&/T people has been demographic or age specific, focusing on transgenderpeople, women, young people or young men specifically. This data willhelp inform government and service providersonwhat approachesbest meet the emotional health and wellbeingneedsof LGB&/T people in Northern Ireland.

Disabled women’s lives and lived experiences have received limited policy attention in the UK, limited visibility, and limited inclusion in mainstream feminisms and feminist projects. Despite increasing movement towards intersectionality and intersectional agendas, disabled people have remained hidden in myriad ways.

A report by Plan International assessing the particular impact Covid-19 is having on girls already living in a crisis situation.

presents survey findings on women’s experiences of antenatal and postnatal mental health care.

A consultation response on behalf of the Women's Policy Group prepared by the Women's Sector Lobbyist.

Birthwise surveyed self selecting women who gave birth in NI between 2015-2019. This document lists the recommendations based on the survey results.

Examines the relationship between substance misuse and suicide within the context of Northern Ireland.

This Care Zone Health Profile has been produced as part of the Care Zone project, which was established as a community development pilot to tackle poor mental health and reduce suicide in the Sacred Heart Parish area in north Belfast. The project is led by the Lighthouse Charity and brings together a number of key stakeholders that operate in the area, including statutory, voluntary and community organisations and local residents. The Care Zone Health Profile has been collated and produced by Belfast Healthy Cities, with input and support from the Department of Education, Department of Health, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the Public Health Agency.

Examines the impact of loneliness on the well being of older people and potential policy and service interventions to address same.

Funding life-saving specialist domestic abuse support services, will cost £393 million per year. This investment would be a fraction of the estimated £66 billion annual cost to society.

This is the finding of Women’s Aid’s latest report, which examines the cost of fulfilling the previous government’s committed to delivering a statutory duty on local authorities to fund refuge services, alongside sustainable funding for wider specialist domestic abuse services.

A discussion note on the potential role of the UK parliament in introducing Abortion reform to NI.

Investigates the rights of older people in nursing homes in Northern Ireland.

Discusses the role of the UK Parliament in regards to Abotion in NI.

Women discuss mental health in their own words.

This briefing paper was commissioned to summarise the key approaches and principles based on the available international evidence,and guidelines that may help inform the decision making and shape and influence aspects of health and social care, as well as some of the contextual factors that affect the lives of asylum seekers and refugees.

examines the effectiveness of current mental health provision in Northern Ireland

explores how ethnonational conflict in the jurisdiction has adversely impact mental health and wellbeing

The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission to consider reforms to the law of surrogacy in the United Kingdom.Surrogacy is the practice of a woman (who we refer to in this paper as the “surrogate”) becoming pregnant with a child that may, or may not, be genetically related to her, carrying the child, and giving birth to the child for another family (who we refer to as the “intended parents”).This Consultation Paper sets out provisional proposals for, and questions about, the reform of the law of surrogacy.

seeks to measure the mental health impact of ethnonational conflict in the jurisdiction

From One Hell To Another finds that the Home Office is locking up women from China who have been trafficked to the UK, in contravention of its own policies.

We Are Still Here finds that vulnerable asylum-seeking women are still being locked up in immigration detention. This is a hard-hitting, critical report which was widely covered by Sky News, BBC and the Guardian on publication and whose findings have been frequently mentioned in Parliament.

Explores the trans-generational impact of the Troubles on mental health

explores the relationship between housing and poverty in the United Kingdom

To understand the impact of child poverty on the lives of children and families in England better, CPAG, the Child Welfare Inequalities Project (CWIP) and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) conducted a survey of social workers between January and March 2020 to ask them about the experiences of the families they work with. Social workers were asked about the prevalence and severity of poverty among the families they work with; changes to the social security system and cuts to services, and how these changes have affected families; and finally how poverty affects their ability to conduct effective social work with children and families.

This is a report about the causes of poverty among women and the consequences that poverty has on women’s lives. It is part of a collaboration between the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) and five women’s organisations in Coventry to improve the support they provide disadvantaged women.

Provides the latest data on poverty in Northern Ireland, focusing on associations between poverty, work, disability and age.

Explores children’s experiences of poverty and educational disadvantage and their attitudes to education.

This report into the barriers facing women living in disadvantaged areas was commissioned by the Women’s Centres Regional Partnership with funding from the Voluntary and Community Unit of the Department for Social Development. The aim was to carry out a baseline study detailing the position of women in disadvantaged communities, providing analysis of barriers to participation and indicating key policy issues to be addressed.

Contains headline poverty figures drawn from the latest Households Below Average Income datasets for the period April 2011 up to the end of March 2012.

A report on the long term impact of the Credit Crunch on yound people entering the work force between 2008-2011. Dr Carole Easton, Chief Executive of the Young Women’s Trust comments on the particular impacts on young women.

Report detailing how welfare reform since 2010 has endangered the right to food for the poorest people in the UK.

Recommendations to achieve a gender equal economy in the general election 2019

Many analysts agree that the most challenging issue facing the labour market is the quality rather than the quantity of employment. The evidence presented in this Research In Brief however suggests that these headline figures have been masking a more worrying story about the changing nature and quality of employment in Northern Ireland. Specifically, this Research InBrief shows that insecure employment and low pay present particular challenges to improving the quality of jobs and providing decent work for all.

Examines the findings of a number of projects examining the associations between jobs, skills and poverty, with a view to identifying ‘sustainable solutions’ to in-work poverty and worklessness.

Examines issues of rural mental health, stigma and services in four council districts in Northern Ireland.

Case studies of rural women who are making a difference in their communities.

Snapshots the position of women in rural Northern Ireland on public bodies, voluntary agencies, political representation, etc, to illustrate the low levels of representation in decision making, in the context of the Review of Public Administration (RPA). 

An indepth exploration of NIRWN's priority areas, Caring responsibilities; Rural Transport; Rural Development; Education and Training of Women; Rural Women, Poverty and the Economy and Social Isolation, Health and Wellbeing.

Provides a picture of the current rural women's infrastructure, their representation in rural community activity and decision making; the level of rural community activity for rural women; and the level of community development skills within the women's sector. Recommendations are made for DARD, Rural Women's Groups Strategy Partnership and Rural Community Network. 

This brief highlights emerging evidence of the impact of the recent global pandemic of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls. It makes recommendations to be considered by all sectors of society, from governments to international organizations and to civil society organizations, in order to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls, at the onset, during, and after the public health crisis, with examples of actions already taken. It also considers the economic impact of the pandemic and its implications for violence against women and girls in the long term.

This report was produced by The Fawcett Society and global law firm Hogan Lovells.

The Belfast Domestic & Sexual Violence Partnership has developed a leaflet on financial abuse – what is it, how to recognise it, and how to break free from it.

The guide includes vital information on legal options, managing debt, and what to do once you leave an abusive partner.

Manifesto put together by coalition of 29 organisations striving for gender equality and women’s human rights.

A booklet helping venues design and understand gender neutral toilet signs.

The National Women's Council of Ireland's manifesto for the 2019 European elections.

The full report from Parenting NI's annual wide ranging survey.

Briefing on the impact of the issues outlined in the UK Government Brexit risk report on women.

A review carried out by Queen's University Belfast on behalf of the Department of Justice looking at the impact of 2014 criminalisation of payment for sex.

Department of Justice review of the report by QUB on the impact of the criminalisation of payment for sex.

In the world of feminist activism, the time is ripe for reflection and review. We need to ask why change is not happening, what works, and what is next. This article points to the fact that while women have made many gains in the last decade, policies that successfully promote women’s empowerment and gender equality are not institutionalised in the day-to-day routines of State, nor in international development agencies. We argue for changes which re-delineate who does what, what counts, who gets what, and who decides. We also argue for changes in the institutions that mediate resources, and women’s access, voice, and influence. We outline key challenges, as well as ways to envision change a n d strengthen the capacity of State and development organisations to deliver better on women’s rights.

A summary of the Criminal Justice Inspection NI third report on how cases of domestic violence and abuse are handled.

Summary of the review into the impact of the criminalisation of sex in NI.

Brief summary of PLAN International's report on sexual harassment in the UK.

this resource was developed by the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) following engagement with women through our Women for Change project. This resource was made possible by the support of the Training Links Fund through the Department of Education and Science.

This booklet has been developed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership and will provide guidance for how support can be provided by the Mosque Community and how victims can obtain support.

Provides a comprehensive guide to the local public procurement and tendering landscape.

The Northern Ireland Housing Bulletin is a quarterly bulletin containing information on new housing starts and completions, homelessness, the NI House Price Index and new house sales and prices.

A pack by Restored looking at how domestic abuse can be challenged in the context of Christian Communities.

Article by the Trussell Trust looking at how Universal Credit can make it harder for women to leave abusive relationships.

Explores the effects of cuts in welfare expenditure on social landlords and tenants.

Examines the cumulative impact of welfare changes on women in Scotland.

Outlines the Northern Ireland specific impacts of the summer budget 2015 for benefit claimants (including tax credit claimants).

Outlines the anticipated impact of proposed welfare reforms on the Northern Ireland economy.

A report on the impact of welfare reforms in NI.

Examines a range of quantitative and qualitative data and analysis on the impact of UK austerity measures on women.

Examines how the poorest families in the United Kingdom have been affected by benefit cuts.

Reviews ‘the impact of changes in the structure of employment and pay on income inequality and poverty’.

Considers the impact of austerity cuts on some of the most vulnerable in Camden.

Explores the nature of the uptake of benefits by pensioners in Northern Ireland.

Explores the impact of austerity-driven cuts on different population cohorts.

Article by Italian Feminist group, F COME, exploring the connections between food and femininity and the history of female uprising.

Reprot by WUNRN (Women's UN Report Network) looking at Custormary and Informal Justice Systems. CIJS resolve 80% of disputes in the developing world but are often skewed against women, favoring male-dominated structures, patriarchal values, and discriminatory and harmful outcomes for women.

Draws on the experiences and differences that women went through alongside their male counterparts during the conflict in Northern ireland and examines the needs of women today in our post-conflict society.

The goal of this project was always to produce a Women’s Charter for Change, and to do this by having a cross-community group of women in North Belfast to work together to produce it. The Charter itself was designed to look at some of the most entrenched issues in society here; issues around cultural expression and shared space, and to chart a way forward – lessons we can use to build a toolkit that can be adapted and used in different circumstances and in different places.

Research aiming to map individual women's experiences of violence in NI.

Investigates women's role in peacebuilding. Debates relating to innate passivity in women, socialisation processes, differential impact of conflict and coincidental factors are explored. Notions of civil society are also examined and how women are included (or not) in the theory.

Explores and highlights the difficulty that the notion of ‘Forgiveness’ poses in attempting to accept and resolve issues about historical events, such as those that occured during the Northern Ireland conflict. The report itself has been a result of a close working partnership between TWN, The Institute of Governance (QUB), The Forgiveness Project and various community, victim and voluntary groups across the Northern Ireland. 

An article from the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy updating readers on the Migrant Crisis.

Offers local decision makers guidance on how best to incorporate the views of women into peacebuilding and the development of policy.

Discussion of the need for a shared vision as a means to unite a fractured society.

A booklet providing a useful overview of reports and programmes in this area.

The starting point for our approach to organisational transformation is the idea that a holistic view of human experience demands attention to four interconnected domains.

The study is based on global desk research and case study focus on Bangladesh, Jordan, Nigeria, and Somalia (including field visits to Somalia and Bangladesh), and ascertains existing funding flows—and the impact of any shortfall—to GEEWG in humanitarian action, including the levels of funding requested, funding received, and the consequences of the funding gap.

A summary of the latest predictions regarding the impact of Brexit on NI.

Blog post from SafeLives exploring disabled women's experience of domestic violence.

A series of demands on gender equality issues, directed at local descision makers. Issues covered include childcare, education, equality law and violence against women.

Penal practices in Northern Ireland are fashioned around the legacy of civil unrest and the imprisonment of politically affiliated prisoners. Women represent a small percentage of the prison population, and most are sentenced for minor ‘offences’, including non-payment of fines. Women exiting prison share histories of severe social exclusion and complex unmet needs in relation to housing, employment, income, education, training, and mental and physical health. Recently,the introduction of a strategy for the management of women who offend, gender specific standards for working with women prisoners and the establishment of the probation-led Inspire Women’s Project, have marked an acknowledgement of women’s penality by the Department of Justice. This paper draws upon primary qualitative research data on women’s resettlement experience in Northern Ireland to consider the correlation between gender responsive measures and the increasing criminalisation and imprisonment of severely disadvantaged and marginalised women. It explores the failure of gender responsive initiatives to reduce the Northern Ireland female prison population, it examines professional discourse which privileges the responsibilisation of women and the language of choice and reflects upon the up-tariffing of women on the basis of their unmet need rather than the seriousness of their offending.

considers how Brexit might potentially threaten working women’s rights.

critically examines the different ways in which Brexit may potentially impact the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland adversely, proposing corrective action to help address same.

This report by the Women's Budget Group explores the key gendered impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on women in the UK, with a focus on the city of Coventry.

Article by the New Economics Foundation looking at the gendered impacts of climate change and what a move to a zero carbon economy would mean for women

A summary of the October work of the Women's Resource and Development Agency

This report explores the key gendered impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on women in the UK, with a focus on the city of Coventry.

Identifies the social and economic development activities and good practice in the work of eight women’s centres.

Report on women's opinions about Brexit. The report also looks at the possible gendered impacts of Brexit.

A summary of the work of the Women's Resource and Development Agency in Nov/Dec

Explores sustainability in community based women’s sector, presenting toolkit on same.

Explores policy approaches to framing the issue of ‘peace walls’ and issues around the Executive’s ambition to remove all such interface barriers by 2023.

Cases were identified from the helpline database where Muslim female service users had come into contact with criminal justice institutions such as the police, crown prosecution service or judiciary and the responses they received were insufficient or inadequate. These cases are analysed of examined for how the criminal justice system responds to Muslim women who have been victims of violence and abuse and whether they are ‘getting justice’ and what factors are contributing to any ‘justice gap.’

Explores research evidence on a wide range of social issues related to poverty.

Three themes emerged as key factors to ensure engagement of women from disadvantaged and rural areas in the Community Planning process.

Summary of the report from Muslim Women's Network UK into the impact of poor service in the Criminal Justice System.

Explores the role public policy ‘should play in supporting progress on a living wage’.

A round up of the work of WRDA in July 2019

explores the relationship between Brexit and Northern Ireland

The UK Government has made steps towards lifting the coronavirus lockdown, signalling a move to the next phase of the national response to the pandemic. But with women making up a small minority of those involved in decision-making, gendered perspectives are being missed. This does not just risk inequalities - it means that the likelihood of us ending the lockdown successfully will be undermined.

sets out the United Kingdom government’s position on Brexit and Northern Ireland and Ireland

explores the potential implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland

WBG has set out it’s concern about the impact of Brexit, particularly a no deal Brexit, in multiple reports1and briefings2since 2017. Based on our analysis WBG has concluded that Brexit will have a damaging impact on the UK economy, with a ‘hard Brexit’, likely to be the most damaging3. Although the Brexit deal proposed by Boris Johnson avoids some of the most catastrophic impacts of no deal, it represents a very ‘hard’ version of Brexit. It rules out a new customs union and a close relationship with the single market. For many women, particularly the poorest, black and minority ethnic (BAME) women and disabled women, this could mean job losses, cuts to services, squeezed family budgets and reduced legal protections.

measures progress in gender equality across the European Union

Foyle Women's Information Network's September newsletter featuring a poem about Mo Mowlam.

What decades of advocacy on climate change could not do, COVID-19 has done. Motivated by terror of an invisible but deadly enemy, millions of people have withdrawn from public spaces. Buses, trucks and cars have disappeared from our streets. Airports and train stations are silent and empty. Shops and markets are closed. Construction is at a standstill. Only bare essentials like food and medicines are being bought and sold. Factories have been shut down indefinitely. As a result, power and water consumption have fallen steeply from their normal levels. Our collective carbon footprint has shrunk to half of what it was just a few weeks ago. The air is cleaner and the skies are blue again