October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our message this year is it’s important to take time for yourself and prioritise your own health. Incorporating breast self-examination into your self-care routine is an essential yet quick way to look after your health. If you’re not sure how to check your breasts properly or what to look […]
In our response to the Period Products Bill, back in 2021, we raised the following key points. Disclaimer: Whilst period poverty is a gendered issue that predominantly impacts cis women and girls, it is important to note that not all women and girls menstruate, and that trans men and non-binary people are also impacted by […]
A unique three-year project provided a lifeline for mothers struggling to find support due to shortfalls in maternity and perinatal services in Northern Ireland. The Maternal Advocacy and Support (Mas) Project helped more than 300 women experiencing perinatal mental health issues and organisers are now calling for permanent statutory interventions for mothers. Clare […]
The Women’s Policy Group has launched a survey to gather the experiences of women after experiencing men’s violence. This includes harassment, stalking, cat-calling, assault, abuse and misogynistic bullying. We are eager to capture people’s experiences with the police, courts and reporting services, and to hear what could be improved. You can respond to this survey […]
Worldwide, women use transport differently to men and they tend to use it far more. In her book titled ‘Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias,’ Caroline Criado Perez highlights that, according to her research, women tend to “trip-chain”; which means they take several short journeys regularly, rather than long journeys occasionally. Criado Perez suggests this is […]
There are considerable benefits associated with accessing the various SmartPass schemes that make up the Concessionary Fares Scheme as a whole. In a 2019 survey conducted by DfI,10 recipients of the Over-60s and Over 65s SmartPass said that the Pass enabled them to be more active (86%), afford more when public transport is cheaper/free (86%), […]
In theory, Northern Ireland has had the most liberal abortion legislation in the UK and Ireland since decriminalisation through Westminster in 2019. The right to end a pregnancy is now enshrined in law, without the risk of prosecution which exists in Great Britain under some circumstances, or the medically unnecessary three-day waiting period between consultation […]
The Where’s Our Democracy? campaign have written to the Secretary of State regarding the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund, alerting him to the dire need for these funds to be directed to the intended communities in Northern Ireland – those most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. Earlier in the year, the Secretary of State […]
The 2023/ 2024 budget represents an act of fiscal violence enforced by Westminster onto the most vulnerable in our communities. In the absence of a functioning Executive and democratic processes in Northern Ireland, unelected civil servants have been pushed to deliver a suite of budget cuts, in line with the Secretary of State’s 23/24 budget, […]
The Women’s Policy Group NI has been honoured with the Belfast Pride Award 2023 for Working in Partnership. We are thrilled to have received this Award, and while sharing the good news with our members, felt that this is the ideal moment to speak about what Pride means for us at WRDA. To set the […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthSeptember 25, 2023 - 3:07 pm
Stigma around periods prevents necessary discussion around the barriers in accessing productsSeptember 18, 2023 - 2:41 pm
Mas Project a lifeline for 300 NI mums needing perinatal supportSeptember 13, 2023 - 12:40 pm
Women’s Policy Group Launch Call for ViewsAugust 24, 2023 - 2:49 pmThe Gendered Nature of Public TransportAugust 24, 2023 - 1:35 pm