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NIRWN’s work on the UK Exit from the EU and the NI/Ireland Protocol continues

NIRWN recently met with the NI Secretary of State Brandon Lewis MP along with other civic society organisations and Louise Coyle, NIRWN Director chaired a Civic society discussion with the UK/EU Joint Chair Maroš Šefčovič MEP. The key…
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Women In Debt: Research Participants Wanted

Siobhán has started work on a new research paper looking at the issue of women and debt.  This is a follow-up to a previous paper Making Ends Meet published in February 2020. This research paper will look at the issue of debt for low-income…
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Cliff Edge Coalition Update

Siobhán continues to work as part of the Working Group for the Cliff Edge Coalition on extending and strengthening the welfare mitigations package in Northern Ireland.  This last month has been extremely busy on this issue and Siobhán has…
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Welfare Mitigations Report Due by February 2022

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced the appointment of an Independent Advisory Panel to review welfare mitigation measures in the north. The Independent Advisory Panel will be chaired by Les Allamby, former Chief Commissioner of…
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WPG NI Response to Justice Committee Call for Evidence: Justice (Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Victims) Bill

Within the Feminist Recovery Plan (FRP) launched in 2020, the WPG provided a comprehensive overview of the severe impact of the gender-based violence on women and used this evidence to make various recommendations to policymakers. The issues,…
The rural needs act is not being used.

WPG NI Response to Health Committee Call for Evidence: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill November 2021

The NI Women’s Policy Group support and welcome the introduction of safe access zones in Northern Ireland. The introduction of these zones through this Bill are necessary in order to fully implement CEDAW’s recommendation to: “protect…
The rural needs act is not being used.

Feminist Recovery Plan Engagement Update

Since it was first published in July 2020, the WPG Feminist Recovery Plan has served as a highly effective lobbying tool and a comprehensive, representative evidence base for the Women’s Policy Group and the women’s sector more generally.…
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Campaign Update – Keep the Lifeline

Siobhán continues to work with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and a coalition of other organisations on the Keep the Lifeline campaign to keep the pressure on Westminster Government to reinstate the £20/week increase to Universal Credit…
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Campaign Update – Cliff Edge Coalition

Siobhán continues to work with the Cliff Edge Coalition on their Working Group to take forward and lobby for the extension and strengthening of the mitigations package in Northern Ireland.  The Coalition is continuing to campaign to Close…
The rural needs act is not being used.

Stormont Executive must provide more support for isolated rural women

Northern Ireland’s rural women met at Stormont today to demand more support from the Executive to tackle social isolation and improve access to support services. Louise Coyle, Director of Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN)…

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