The Department for Communities has launched a consultation on funding for the Employment Support Scheme. It is seeking views on the potential equality implications arising from a proposal to cease funding for the Employment Support Scheme. This is being considered in response to the constrained financial position the Department is facing as a result of […]
A consultation on proposed changes relating to the requirements for employers to publish information on the pay of male and female employees has been launched by the Department for Communities. These requirements show whether there are differences in the pay of male and female employees, the Gender Pay Gap, and the consultation will look at […]
The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the options considered as part of the review of the eligibility criteria for free school meals and uniform grants. This consultation looks at a number of options and has modelled the potential impact of each option in terms of the number of extra pupils that could […]
The Women’s Regional Consortium’s latest research paper Women, Skills & Barriers to Work was launched in Shankill Shared Women’s Centre in December 2024. The research contains the results of 10 focus group sessions and questionnaire engagement with 60 women on the reasons they are currently out of work, the barriers they face getting into work, […]
24 women murdered in NI since 2020 by men, making NI the second most dangerous country for women in Europe. So a VAWG strategy is very much welcomed. However, this didn’t come out of the blue as the women’s sector and especially the WPG led by Elaine Crory invested an incredible amount of time, effort […]
Summary of Research Proposal The Department for the Economy has commissioned the Alliance for Lifelong Learning to carry out a short piece of research into Impact Measurement of Adult Education, with a particular focus on non-formal learning. Alliance members FALNI and AONTAS will carry out the research. Rationale As noted in the Northern Ireland Community […]
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At Foyle Women’s Information Network (FWIN), our mission has always been to amplify the voices of women in the North West. In recent months, following violent attacks against women in Derry ~ Londonderry, we were faced with an urgent challenge that required a coordinated and comprehensive response to manage the fear and anger felt by […]
December 2024 Scheme Funder Note Date Belfast City Council: Social Supermarket Support Fund Belfast City Council Application deadline 12pm (noon) on 6 Dec 2024 Young Gamechangers Fund Co-operative Foundation Application deadline 5pm on 6 Dec 2024 Rosa: Voices from the Front Line Rosa Application deadline 4pm on 9 Dec 2024 The Leche Trust The […]
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 Campaign is […]
