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. Since it was relaunched in July 2021, the Plan has proven to be a living, evolving and […]
Raise Your Voice is part of the Gillen Education & Awareness Working Group, set up to work on implementing the recommendations of the Gillen Review around education and myth busting. The focus of this group is to find ways to increase awareness of the myths that exist about sexual violence. These myths, often called “rape […]
WRDA welcomes the publication of the report on the institutions, including Mother & Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland, to which over 13,000 women, referred to as ‘unmarried mothers’, were sent over a period of many decades. A panel of three experts known as the Truth Recovery Design Panel have highlighted three central […]
As an art therapy student, I have a passion for advocating and working towards improved mental health and wellbeing and am particularly interested in the area of perinatal mental healthcare and the needs of mothers and their families in Northern Ireland. Having recently completed my dissertation on this particular subject, I was delighted to be […]
Press Release Embargo: 00:01am 6th October 2021 Universal Credit Cut Turns the Lights Out Millions of families have experienced the biggest ever overnight cut to social security with this £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit. This will be felt by those with the least across our society and will cause rising poverty, debt, homelessness and […]
Women from some of the most deprived areas of Northern Ireland are being urged to prioritise their own health to ensure faster diagnosis of, and treatment for, breast cancer. While eight out of ten women from more advantaged backgrounds accept their invitations to attend breast screening, the figure falls to four out of ten for […]
OVER 40% OF WOMEN EXPERIENCE SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THEIR WORKING LIVES Women’s Resource & Development Agency supports employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace A new report from leading gender equality organisations led by the Fawcett Society, shines a light on sexual harassment in UK workplaces and equips employers to understand and tackle […]
We welcome this consultation and the opportunity to contribute on this vital issue. We are eager to see a new offence of non-fatal strangulation introduced in Northern Ireland. Our position is that there is an evident need for this offence to be introduced, for the necessary educational piece of work to be put in place, […]
The Women’s Policy Group has written to all party leaders in the NI Executive to invite them to meet with the WPG to discuss the importance of ensuring that trans rights are not rolled back in the name of women’s rights. You can view all of the letters here. The WPG took this decision following […]
WRDA are delighted to be offering another Women in Leadership course, over Zoom. Funded by Belfast City Council’s Capacity Building Programme, the course will run for four weeks (Thursday mornings) from 5th October and aims to deliver practical training for women to increase their confidence, self-esteem and leadership skills. Deirdre Quinn, the WRDA course co-ordinator, acknowledges […]
WPG Calls Out Delay in Enacting Safe Leave for Domestic Abuse LegislationSeptember 26, 2024 - 12:51 pm
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WRDA Statement on Islamophobic and Racist RiotsAugust 7, 2024 - 1:26 pm