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Have your say: Discretionary Support

The Department for Communities (DfC) have issued an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) on Discretionary Support.  This is an important consultation as Consortium research with women over a number of years has highlighted the importance of Discretionary…
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Healthy Start Scheme Awareness Raising

Following the launch of the research on Women’s Experiences of the Cost-of-Living Crisis, Siobhán is working with Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick and Dr Alexandra Chapman from Ulster University (who co-wrote the research paper) on a small project to…
Women’s Regional Consortium members attending the launch of the research

RESEARCH LAUNCHED – The Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Women in Northern Ireland

The Consortium’s latest research paper with the Ulster University Law Clinic was launched in Ulster University on 20th June.  The launch included a summary of the main points in the research as well as a number of personal insights from the…
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Women and Education: we cannot all succeed when half of us are held back

Women are a hard demographic of learners to access for a reason, because they have very little free time to do anything for themselves and gaining access to mainstream Education & Training has never been easy for women.  There have always…
Stormont parliament buildings with a pair of giant scissors in the foreground.

Stormont cuts pose a serious threat to women’s and girls’ abilities to participate fully in the areas of education, training, and work

We are currently facing unprecedented cuts to each Executive Department which will result in incredibly harmful impacts, disproportionately impacting on the equality of women and other protected groups. Women’s place in education, training…
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Community Facilitator Programme

The Women’s Resource & Development Agency’s Award Winning Community Facilitator Programme Is coming to Coleraine. The Community Facilitator Programme will run for 8 weeks, one day a week from 9.30am – 2.30pm offering local women…
L-R: Lynn Carvill (Chief Executive, WOMEN’STEC), Jacinta Linden (Chief Executive, Bolster Community), Lorraine Acheson (Managing Director, Women in Business NI.)

Building Futures: Ambitious New Programme Launched

WOMEN’STEC, Bolster Community and Women In Business NI, have partnered to support women to secure employment opportunities in the Newry, Mourne, Down and Belfast regions. The Building Futures programme supports economically inactive women…
L-R: Lynn Carvill (Chief Executive, WOMEN’STEC), Jacinta Linden (Chief Executive, Bolster Community), Lorraine Acheson (Managing Director, Women in Business NI.)

Do you provide unpaid care or support to a family member or friend?

Carers NI has launched it's annual State of Caring survey and are encouraging local carers to take part. Every response to the survey helps to build a picture of unpaid caring experiences in Northern Ireland – highlighting the biggest…
L-R: Lynn Carvill (Chief Executive, WOMEN’STEC), Jacinta Linden (Chief Executive, Bolster Community), Lorraine Acheson (Managing Director, Women in Business NI.)

Consultation on Changes to the Concessionary Fares Scheme

Do you have a SmartPass card and enjoy using it?  The Department for Infrastructure is seeking views on changes to the Department’s policy on free and discounted fares on public transport under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme. The…
L-R: Lynn Carvill (Chief Executive, WOMEN’STEC), Jacinta Linden (Chief Executive, Bolster Community), Lorraine Acheson (Managing Director, Women in Business NI.)

NIRWN is Hiring

NIRWN is recruiting for two positions new to the organisation. We are recruiting for a Rural Co-ordinator and Rural Development Officer and are seeking enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated people to join the staff team to increase the capacity…

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