WRDA Statement on Islamophobic and Racist Riots.

WRDA Statement on Islamophobic and Racist Riots

The staff and Board of Trustees of the Women’s Resource and Development Agency stand in solidarity with migrant and racialised communities in Northern Ireland. We cannot tolerate Islamophobia in our society, and we all have a duty to work…
Statement on Islamophobic Violence in NI and across the UK.

Statement on Islamophobic Violence in NI and across the UK

The Women’s Policy Group NI stands firmly with the migrant communities of Northern Ireland and in particular the Muslim community, which has come under sustained attack in the last week. It is important that, as we identify the motives for…
Women's Policy Group calls out DWP's medical-model approach to the experience of disability

Women’s Policy Group calls out DWP’s medical-model approach to the experience of disability

Previous WPG consultation documents and research commissioned by the WRDA, have highlighted the gendered nature of poverty in Northern Ireland, the additional impact of the cost of living crisis and the inadequacy of the current system for those…
Gender Inequality in Pop Music

Gender Inequality in Pop Music

Introduction I was visiting my granny recently and she mentioned her dislike for the way female artists, such as Taylor Swift and Lizzo, dress ‘these days’. She had seen some purposefully unflattering pictures of these women in leotards…
Opening Statement to the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Opening Statement to the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

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…
Bold women blogging: Maternal mental health - a feminist issue.

WPG NI Response to Foundational Review of Civil Legal Services

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…
Bold women blogging: Maternal mental health - a feminist issue.

WRDA Members Contribute to New Poetry Anthology

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…
Cervical cancer awareness week.

Cervical Cancer Awareness Week 2024

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.…
Bold women blogging: Maternal mental health - a feminist issue.

Maternal Mental Health in Northern Ireland – a Feminist issue

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…