Ulster University Invites Women’s Groups to Join the Conversation on the Constitutional Question
Ulster University is hosting workshops to facilitate women’s groups to participate in conversations about constitutional issues in Northern Ireland. Our project is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the aim of each workshop…
Supporting the Next Generation of NI Feminists – A Placement Student’s Experience
I first heard of WRDA in 2019 when researching possible organizations to do my placement with in 2020. My teacher suggested they would be an ideal organization to complete my placement with if I aspired to work in the field of social justice.…
Women’s Aid launch a petition for a Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy in NI
Please support us on this Call for Action by visiting our petition.
Women’s Aid have today launched a petition calling on the Northern Ireland Assembly to develop and implement a Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy in NI. We are…
Online Breast, Cervical and Bowel Screening Awareness Programme
Do you know how to properly check your breasts? Ever wondered what happens at a cervical smear test? Want to find out more about the quick and easy test kit for bowel cancer?
You will learn all this and much more at our breast, cervical and…
Higher skills ambition needed for Northern Ireland – Action required to stop Northern Ireland slipping behind other countries on Skills
A report from Learning and Work Institute has found that Northern Ireland risks slipping further behind other countries in the Skills of its workforce. Welcoming the report, Anne McVicker, Director from WRDA said: WRDA’s vision is of a fair…
WRDA Response to the Published Report into the Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland
This week Stormont published its report into Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries here in Northern Ireland. It shows us that at least 10,500 women passed through the Homes and around 3,000 through the Laundries. The report covers the…
Women in Leadership course launched for 2021
Free sessions offer life changing inspiration for women
A new online course has been launched to inspire women in Belfast to fulfil their potential and make changes in their lives.
The Women in Leadership course will run…
WRDA Adopt Position on the Inclusion of Trans Women and Non-Binary People
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…
Women Peacebuilders – Interview Request
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…
Online awareness programme launched to help prevent cervical cancer
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…