Siobhán has started to work on the write up of the Consortium’s next research paper on Women, Skills and Barriers to Work. This follows a series of focus groups with women to discuss the issues around skills and the barriers they faced taking part in training and getting back to work. During the course of […]
The Department for Communities is holding a 12 week public consultation on a registration threshold below which charities in Northern Ireland would not be required to register with or report to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. The consultation will run for 12 weeks from 20 May 2024 to 11 August 2024. It is recommended […]
The impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland (NI) is now well established; however, less attention has been given to the impact on women, despite the applicability of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. This policy commentary details the impact Brexit has had on the issue of violence against women in NI. This is timely, given […]
The Women’s Regional Consortium is concerned by the proposals contained in this Green Paper and we believe that they seek to remove the dignity of disabled people. Having sufficient income to live a dignified, healthy life is essential for all people and we believe these proposals seek to reduce the amount of money paid out […]
The Minister of Education plans to introduce statutory guidance so that all school governing bodies will be required to review their school uniform policy and ensure costs are manageable for parents/carers. This consultation seeks views on this approach and on what should be contained within any statutory guidance, particularly around the cost and affordability of […]
July 2024 Scheme Funder Note Date Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Round 3 opens 1 Jul 2024 The 7 stars Foundation: Project Funding The 7 Stars Foundation Application Opening Date 1 Jul 2024 Music for All Music for All Round 2 Application Deadline: 8am 1 Jul 2024 The 7 stars Foundation: […]
WOMEN’STEC, in collaboration with funder CITB Northern Ireland (CITB NI), were thrilled to host a #NotJustForBoys taster day for P7 pupils from St Patrick’s Primary School in June 2024. This exciting event provided young girls with hands-on experience in various trades, including drills, saws, bricklaying, and car mechanics. “Thank you to CITB for partnering with […]
Summer is here and the children are delighted but I don’t think the same can be said for the parents, because summer doesn’t always mean Fun, fun, fun. The Summer holidays brings a different set of stresses for this 9-week break. Whether or not you’re employed on unemployed the challenges that these summer months brings […]
Campaigns: Guarantee our Essentials Siobhán is part of a campaign from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust calling for an Essentials Guarantee within Universal Credit. The Essentials Guarantee would embed in the social security system a principle that at a minimum Universal Credit should protect people from going without essentials. The Women’s Regional […]
A number of the NI Government Departments equality impact assessments (EQIAs) on the 2024-25 Budget have been published. Siobhán will be making a detailed response to the Department for Communities EQIA given the volume of evidence contained in Consortium research on the issues around welfare reform and poverty. Siobhán will work alongside the Women’s Policy […]
