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Building Forward: Consolidated Covid-19 Recovery Plan

TEO Lack of Engagement with Women’s Sector Results in Significant Gaps in TEO Covid-19 Recovery Plan

This is an excerpt from WRDA Briefing on TEO Engagement with the Women's Sector and the TEO Covid-19 Recovery Plan The NI Women’s Policy Group (WPG) published their original COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan in July 2020 and relaunched the…
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Disabled Women and Covid-19

This article is an excerpt from the Women's Policy Group Feminist Recovery Plan Briefing on Disabled Women The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people has been drastic, as the Health Foundation highlighted following the release…
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…

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…
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Mike Nesbitt MLA questions the First and Deputy First Minister’s on their response to the Feminist Recovery Plan

The Women’s Policy Group would like to thank Mike Nesbitt MLA for questioning the First and Deputy First Minister’s on their response WPG COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan –  particularly on how they react to the NI Civil Service Response…
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NEW WEBINAR SERIES – Covid-19 Feminist Recovery Plan

Following the recent launch of the Women’s Policy Group COVID-19 Feminist Recovery Plan, we are pleased to announce that we will be running a webinar series looking at the pillars of the plan in more details. Each month, we will be posting…
In the Zone.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

During the Covid-19 crisis many women may have been prioritising others above ourselves, either through our jobs in care work or care of our children or vulnerable family members. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and our message this…

Childcare for All Campaign – COVID-19 Statement

The co-convenors of the Childcare for All Campaign, WRDA and Employers For Childcare, welcome the publication of the Northern Ireland Executive five-stage plan for easing the COVID-19 lockdown. However while significant work is ongoing within…
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Department of Health Replies to Our Urgent Request for an Update on the Delivery of Perinatal Mental Health Services for Northern Ireland

We received a reply to our request stating that mental health was one of Minister Swann's top priorities. Whilst the reply noted that the need for mental health services would increase due to the pandemic, the work on the Mental Health Action…
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Department for Communities Emergency Leadership Group Update

The Women’s Sector Lobbyist has been added to the Department for Communities Emergency Leadership Group and has now attended two meetings representing the women’s sector. In the first meeting held on Thursday 30thApril, updates were given…