Women’s Policy Group urge party leaders to fully support the trans community in Northern Ireland

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…
Women in Leadership

Women In Leadership

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…
Bold Women Blogging

Afghanistan: Helplessness, Hope and Solidarity

I have watched the chaos in Afghanistan, like most of us, from the safety of my phone or television screen over the last few weeks. We have all witnessed the gut-wrenching footage and listened to the reports of desperate and frightened people…
Member Profile: GLOW

Member Profile: GLOW

What is the history of GLOW and where is it based? Located on the street that connects the divided communities of the Falls and the Shankill, GLOW (Giving Life Opportunities to Women) was established in 2011 through a desire to help local…
One year on from when the Feminist recovery plan was originally published, with many recommendations outstanding, the women's policy group have decided to relaunch the plan, with updated data, evidence and recommendations, putting women's voices at its core.

Putting Women’s Voice at the Core – New Evidence from the Feminist Recovery Plan

As part of the development of the relaunched Feminist Recovery Plan the Women's Policy Group produced a substantial body of primary research on the impact of the pandemic on women across Northern Ireland. This valuable new research has been…
Women's Policy Group NI

Women’s Policy Group NI Endorse Women’s Resource and Development Agency Response to NICE Inducing Labour Update Consultation on Draft Guidelines

The members of the WPG NI and WRDA reject the NICE guidelines for the following reasons: These proposals single out black and brown birth giving people, over 35s and people with higher BMIs for early induction at 39 weeks. The equality…
The MAs project. Maternal advocacy and support.

OCN in Maternal Advocacy and Support Approved

The Mas project are delighted to deliver the OCN in Maternal Advocacy and Support to Mas project workers across the centres this summer.  The modules will be delivered over July and August and the OCN will also be delivered throughout the…

Relaunch of Feminist Recovery Plan

Register Here We are excited to announce that the Women’s Policy Group are relaunching our COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan on Wednesday 28th July 2021 from 10am-12pm. We would like to invite you all to attend this relaunch event. One year…
Member profile of Granaghan and district women's group.

Member Profile: Granaghan & District Women’s Group

Granaghan and District Women’s group is a small, (but mighty) women’s group, formed in 1994, the same year as The Downing Street Declaration. It is based in the small village of Swatragh, in county Derry, on the main A29. Most traffic passes…
The MAs project. Maternal advocacy and support.

The MAs Project Looks Forward to Next Stage

The Mas project is providing peer support for women with maternal mental health problems across 8 women's centres in the Belfast, Lisburn and Derry/Londonderry area. Due to the pandemic we had to adapt to online delivery and are now all phasing…