Opening Statement to the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement Elaine Crory, Women’s Sector Lobbyist, Women’s Resource & Development Agency WRDA was founded in 1983, while the conflict was still in full swing. Originally called the Women’s Education Project, it sought to educate and empower women to overcome the many barriers […]
The position of the Women’s Policy Group NI is that access to justice is a fundamental right, and there is a duty on the state to ensure access to it, even if that means expense. At present, legal aid is available but requires an exacting test to secure it, may require a financial contribution that […]
As part of the In My Own Words creative writing project delivered by Prime Cut Productions 10 members of WRDA were tutored by poet Nandi Jola to help bring out their creative side. The group met weekly and we have Women’s Support Network to thank for the venue. The work of several of our members […]
Cervical screening aims to prevent cervical cancers by detecting early precancerous changes in the cells that line the cervix. Women aged 25-49 should be called for a smear test every 3 years and women aged 50-64 should be called every 5 years. You can watch a short video of what happens at a cervical screening […]
The pressures on mums are never – ending, the expectation to have a job, be a mum, be happy and smile and hold it together for themselves and for others in the face of adversity is testament to societal pressure that often expects women to do it all and not complain about it. Inequality in […]
In 2020, WRDA produced a number of statistics on gender inequality in Northern Ireland, against a number of key indicators. This data represents an update on the 2020 statistics, against the same measures, insofar as they are available. It is worth noting that many of the data sources that were relied on in 2020 have […]
I spent my first night at home with my daughter when she was seven weeks old. This isn’t how I thought it would happen. I pictured wrapping her in her blanket, popping her in her car seat, driving (slowly) from hospital to our home, and sharing those first precious moments together. But when my daughter […]
Today, April 10th, Dr Hilary Cass published the full final report of the independent review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement in Autumn 2020, known as ‘The Cass Review’. The Cass Review was commissioned given the ongoing challenges facing trans young people and their families […]
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in NI. Around 1 in 20 people will be diagnosed with bowel cancer and around 430 people die from the disease. Early detection is key to improved survival rates and the recently introduced FIT home screening kit is key to this. It is also a good idea […]
Women’s pain is often undermined, with healthcare professionals believing that women are over-exaggerating their pain which results in women not receiving the correct pain medication. While the healthcare system is vital for everyone, it traditionally placed men as the default patient which has meant that there are more barriers for women. Research around healthcare also […]
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