Our vision is of a fair and equal society and our belief that all women have the right to dignity, equality and respect is at the heart of WRDA’s work. We work from a feminist perspective, informed by women’s experiences, recognising that inequality is based on and sustained by structures and systems that limit personal […]
WRDA are supporting researchers from UCD and Durham Law School in a research project assessing the unique challenges and risks that women in Northern Ireland experience as a result of engaging in advocacy, organisations, programmes and community level initiatives addressing the outcomes of conflict and advancing community cohesion. We are looking to speak with a […]
A new campaign to encourage women to attend for cervical screening has been launched online in a bid to raise awareness and address fears during the pandemic. This potentially life-saving online programme was developed by the Women’s Resource and Development Agency’s (WRDA) and offers free, easy to access information sessions that can help women make […]
The Women’s Policy Group would like to thank Mike Nesbitt MLA for questioning the First and Deputy First Minister’s on their response WPG COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan – particularly on how they react to the NI Civil Service Response to the plan which denied the gender pay gap and rarely mentioned women. We look forward […]
The Women’s Policy Group have written to the members of the ad hoc on a Bill of Rights ahead of their planned meeting on the 12th November to request an extension to the consultation. The current consultation will run for just six weeks and the WPG have requested this be extended to 16 weeks. This […]
The revelations of UCD professor, Dr. Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, of being sexually harassed by a fellow professor for two years have instigated more questions than answers on how higher education institutions are ensuring the safety of those working and studying within their confines. The case also demonstrates that broader institutional barriers to access justice for […]
A vital programme aimed at raising awareness of the importance of breast screening is now available online. The Women’s Resource and Development Agency’s (WRDA) ground-breaking awareness programme was originally developed to help tackle inequalities in the uptake of breast cancer screening – as women living in deprived circumstances are less likely to attend. The programme […]
Following the recent launch of the Women’s Policy Group COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan, we are pleased to announce that we will be running a webinar series looking at the pillars of the plan in more details. Each month, we will be posting a schedule of webinar events that we will be hosting, alongside themes for discussion and […]
During the Covid-19 crisis many women may have been prioritising others above ourselves, either through our jobs in care work or care of our children or vulnerable family members. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our message this year is it’s OK to take time for yourself and prioritise your own health. Incorporating breast […]
The Raise Your Voice project, headed by WRDA alongside Reclaim the Agenda, WSN and NIRWN, continues to bring motions around misogyny to Councils across Northern Ireland. We hope that, as part of the Hate Crime Legislation Review, we will soon see misogyny recognised as a category of hate crime in Northern Ireland. The purpose of […]
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