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Siobhán pictured with Jonny Currie, Trussell Trust at the launch of the Guarantee Our Essentials Billboard in Belfast.

Guaranteeing 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…

Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Consultation

The Department of Education (DE) has launched a consultation on the circumstances and arrangements which would enable a parent or carer to excuse their child (opt-out) from receiving age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate…

Women and Equalities Committee Inquiry into the Impact of the Rising Cost of Living on Women

The Women and Equalities Committee (Westminster) has launched a new inquiry examining the impact of the rising cost of living on women, as households continue to come under pressure from increased costs.  The Committee will examine the impact…

NEW RESEARCH PAPER – Women, Unpaid Care and Employment

Siobhán is working with Carers NI on a joint report on Women, Unpaid Care and Employment.  Initial conversations with Carers NI have taken place to discuss how the research might be carried out with the hope of publishing the report early…

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 in June.  The research paper was full of evidence from women across Northern Ireland on the impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis…
Consultation Response

Research definitively shows abuse, harm and violence disproportionately impacts women and girls

The Women’s Regional Consortium appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Consultation on a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and Foundational Action Plan. While abuse, harm and violence can be perpetrated by…
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Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Consultation

The Department of Education (DE) has launched a consultation on the circumstances and arrangements which would enable a parent or carer to excuse their child (opt-out) from receiving age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate…
Have your say.

Consultation on a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and Foundational Action Plan

The Executive Office (TEO) have issued a consultation to seek views on the new Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and Foundational Action Plan. This is a draft seven-year Strategic Framework to End Violence Against…
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NEW RESEARCH PAPER – Women, Unpaid Care and Employment

Siobhán is working with Carers NI on a joint report on Women, Unpaid Care and Employment.  Initial conversations with Carers NI have taken place to discuss how the research might be carried out with the hope of publishing the report early…

Women’s Experiences of the Cost-of-Living Crisis in NI: Topic Summaries Published

Siobhán Harding, WSN Policy Worker, has been working with a student, Anna Monaghan, to produce a series of shorter summaries from the research focusing on specific areas as follows: Costs of Education Unpaid Care Mental Health Debt…

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