Deafblind Awareness Week: 26 June – 2nd July

This Deafblind Awareness Week, we're asking everyone to tune into your sight and hearing. This means being aware of the signs of sight and hearing loss, getting your eyes and ears tested and getting support as soon as you need it. Deafblind…

£370,000 project provides opportunities for hundreds of women

More than £370,000 has been invested in a new project aimed at improving the lives and employment opportunities for hundreds of women from disadvantaged areas. Women Breaking Barriers, which is funded by the Community Renewal Fund (CRF)…

Four nation approach to tackling workplace sexual harassment

Women's organisations from across the four nations of the UK have come together to collaborate on a project which will tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, funded by Rosa and the Justice and Equality Fund Now’s the Time programme. The…
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Family Cap and Rape Clause Protest

We have previously highlighted the problems with the UK government’s decision to impose a 2 child cap on child tax credits that came into effect on the 6th April this year. This cap will also apply to Universal Credit once families start…
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Next Steps for Marriage Equality

Following the disappointing High Court decisions on the cases brought by Chris and Henry Flannagan-Kane and Grainne Close & Shannon Sickles many of us will be asking what the next steps are for Marriage Equality in NI. Stephen Donnan from…
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Maternal Mental Health Week #Road2WellbeingNI

Maternal Mental Health Week #Road2WellbeingNI Having a baby is a life changing event, and it's natural for anyone to experience a range of emotions and reactions during and after pregnancy. But for some women this can start to have a big…
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Members Event: Civil Conversations on Marriage Equality

Members Event: Civil Conversations on Marriage Equality The Department of Finance is supporting a series of conversations about the issue of marriage equality and is keen to hear your views. WRDA is hosting an open conversation on the issue…