
Member Profile: JoinHer Network
What is the history of JoinHer Network and where is it based?
We are based at 64 Bloomfield Avenue , Belfast BT5 5AD. JoinHer is an open and impartial Network led by an internationally diverse group of professional individuals…

Make Period Products Free and Visible to Tackle Shame and Period Poverty
A period is a natural and biological function for women and girls and many trans men and non-binary people. Despite the fact that periods are a natural bodily function that cannot be controlled, they continue to be a taboo subject with high…

Why We Need Safe Access Zones Around Premises Providing Abortion and Associated Services
Content warning: misogynistic language, miscarriage and baby loss
Alliance for Choice have collected testimonies from people who have encountered anti-choice protests through an online portal since January 2020. Commenters often spoke of…

Thank You Lauren! MAs Volunteer Reflects on Project
As an art therapy student, I have a passion for advocating and working towards improved mental health and wellbeing and am particularly interested in the area of perinatal mental healthcare and the needs of mothers and their families in Northern…

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
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…

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…

Is Consent Normalised in Ireland?
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…

If You Have Something to Say, WRDA Can Help You Get Heard!
The long months of Lockdown highlighted for many of us the deeply ingrained misogyny in our culture and society. The undervaluing of care work, precarious employment and PPE designed with men in mind are just a few of the issues that the Pandemic…

Black Lives Matter and Racism in Northern Ireland
The unlawful and unjust killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25th May 2020 sparked a wave of protests across the world, with thousands taking to the streets in a display of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, including…