Siobhán continues to attend meetings of the Cliff Edge Coalition Working Group which is working to strengthen the existing mitigations package for Northern Ireland. On 16th April the SDLP held their second Opposition Day Debate including a motion on the two-child limit which is one of the Cliff Edge Coalition’s key asks. The SDLP’s motion […]
Siobhán continues to attend regular meetings of the Coalition of Carers which is chaired by Carers NI. The Coalition is made up of a number of organisations all working to highlight the key issues that carers are facing across Northern Ireland.
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. You can read more about the campaign […]
Following the launch of Women’s Regional Consortium & Ulster Law Clinic research last year on the impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Women in NI it was found that some women were missing out on access to the NHS Healthy Start Scheme. NHS Healthy Start is a Government scheme that helps you to […]
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place in New York from 11 to 22 March 2024. CSW68 closed with Agreed Conclusions which focused on introducing a gender lens in financing for development, strengthening action on poverty and improving access to social protection, and supporting women’s rights organisations. They also […]
The latest Consortium research paper on Women, Unpaid Care & Employment was published in February in collaboration with Carers NI. The final report includes a wealth of feedback from women who took part in focus group sessions as well as the results of survey data from Carers NI through their State of Caring report. Siobhán […]
Given that Northern Ireland has consistently had the worst figures for economic inactivity across the UK we are in the early stages of planning some research around women’s economic inactivity. Siobhán is currently working on a series of questions which would form the basis of a possible questionnaire and focus group sessions with women on […]
Are you a parent/guardian, teacher or club/camp leader living on the island or Ireland? If yes, your views on food messaging for children and adolescents is important. The survey comprises of a series of rating scales to collect your views on food messaging for children and adolescents. The study has been approved by the Communication […]
NIRWN is encouraging its members to complete questionnaire to help shape the future of Women’s Healthcare in Northern Ireland by completing the Nothing About Us Without Us questionnaire through the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland The aim is to gather and record the experiences of local women regarding their healthcare so that we can strengthen […]
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published a consultation on ‘Rethinking Our Resources: Measures for Climate Action and a Circular Economy in NI’. Consultation closes on 30th May 2024. DAERA is actively seeking your views and would encourage participation from all interested parties. The primary method for responses is online via […]
