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Focus on Violence Against Women
Labour's VAW policy - Prostitution and Human Trafficking have to be tackled
LW continue to work towards the eradication of Violence Against Women (VAW). LW welcomes the debate on prostitution and human trafficking, a debate which is needed to expose the true nature of the sex trade and women's abuse associated with it.
Read LW in the Irish Times : Life of a prostitute
Girls' success in education = Equal pay?
Susan O'Keeffe Sligo-North Leitrim knows the hard slog of study and work - "Our daughters deserve the same as our sons."
Girls have yet again done well in the Leaving Cert exams. But wait a few years and in the private sector women will earn less then men.
Read Girls' success must be followed by equal pay
Read Report Gender Pay Gap Graduates
LW welcome support for political quotas
Labour's women parliamentarians present and former.
LW react to the Irish Times survey in which a sizeable number of women TDs support political quotas for women.
Read LW Press release : Despite resistance quotas gain support
Read The Irish Times Article
Read The Irish Times Opinion Senator Ivana Bacik
Read The Irish Times Letters to the Editor
Cllr Paula Desmond selected to run for Dail
Cllr Paula Desmond has been selected to run for Labour in Cork South Central.
Read Paula Desmond selected Dail candidate
Oireachtas Report on the Constitution recommends increasing women's participation
Cllr Ann Phelan Carlow-Kilkenny and Joan Burton TD - Women in Political Decision-making
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution has made five recommendations to increase the level of women's participation in political decision making. LW welcomes the recommendations as a very positive step towards better domecracy.
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Read Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution report
Waterford Labour Women : 'Women's Political Evening'
Cllr Ciara Conway (left) and Cllr Teresa Wright at Waterford LW Women's Polical Evening
Political Evening for Women hosted by Waterford Labour Women & Women Into Politics took place in Waterford City. Cllr Ciara Conway and Cllr Teresa Wright spoke about their political journeys. 'Women Into Politics' group inspired the audience. The evening ended with a workshop.
Read Waterford LW Women's Political Evening - "A superb evening!"
Read Cllr Ciara Conway declares interest in Waterford by-election
Human Trafficking Act - two years on, no convictions
LW has been campaigning against Human Trafficking
Labour Women highlight the fact that two years after the Human Trafficking Act there are no convictions.
Read LW Press release
Read The Irish Times
Read The Irish Examiner
Joan Burton TD encourages Muslim women to take an active part in wider society
Joan Burton TD has seen the good work of the Muslim women in Dublin 15
Joan Burton TD encourages Muslim women living in Ireland to take an active part in the wider society. The Muslim women bring their own perspective and talents to our society where Muslim women have taken on vital roles such as positions in the health care. 'Language skills are the key to integration', Joan Burton says.
Read News 'Language fluency the key to integration'
Historic Seanad debate on Women's Participation in Politics
Our public reps could look like this?
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Read The Irish Times
Watch RTE Player
Read Should women have a vote - from 1906
Consultation Forum on the Crisis in CLARE TOURISM
Katherine Dunne LW Chair (left), Mary Upton TD and Ally Carr Clare Labour at the Tourism Forum in Ennistymon Co Clare
LW & Clare Labour hosted a Forum to consult the people of Clare about the role tourism can play in the economic recovery. Keynote speaker Mary Upton TD outlined some key areas in Labour's policy on tourism. Ally Carr Clare Labour introduced the speakers.
Read Mary Upton Statement : A clear strategy needed for Irish tourism
Read Press statement Forum on Clare Tourism Crisis
Read Findings of the Clare Tourism Forum
LW at Party Conference
LW Lunch with Margaret Ritchie MLA (2. from right) and Katherine Dunne LW Chair (2.from left)
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Read LW Chair Katherine Dunne Blog
LW at Party Conference
Cllr Ann Phelan Dail candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny
Cllr Ann Phelan going for the Dail seat
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Party Conference
Cllr Catherine Clancy and Kathleen Lynch TD with the Party Leader Eamon Gilmore TD
LW will be hosting a workshop 'Grassroots Campaigning : Gaining Support on the Ground' to discuss how to increase Labour's vote on the ground, in particularly in communities where there is competition for the left-wing vote.
Annual LW Lunch as usual at 1pm.
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Do we need political quotas for women?
LW campaigning to increase the number of women's political representation
Katherine Dunne LW Chair took on a FG TD who had opposed her parties attempts to increase the number of women candidates.
Read News
Read Katherine Dunne LW Chair in The Sunday Tribune
Read Full Sunday Tribune article : Women in politics
Listen RTE 1 O'Clock News
Nessa Childers MEP spoke about the need to take action to increase women's political representation.
Read Nessa Childers MEP backs quotas for women
International Women's Day : LW make a Haiti donation to UNIFEM
Katherine Dunne LW Chair (left), Joan Burton TD and Mahin Sefidvash UNIFEM Ireland Chair
LW mark the International Women's Day in a practical way by making a donation to UNIFEM who are raising funds to build shelters for girls and women fleeing violence in Haiti.
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'18 years since the x case'
Labour Women together with Labour Equality and Labour Youth mark the 18th anniversary of the x case. The Labour Party sections call for legislation on the x case, 18 years later.
Read Events '18 years since the x case'
Read The Irish Times
Read Senator Ivana Bacik
Senator Ivana Bacik calls for FGM legislation
Senator Ivana Bacik spoke at the International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM in Dublin
Senator Ivana Bacik addressed the Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) seminar calling for Ireland to legislate to ban the practice of FGM.
Read Ivana Bacik press statement
Read LW News & Some Facts About FGM
LW have discussions with female Afghan MP Ms Karokhail
Shinkai Karokhail MP with Serena Di Matteo visited Dublin and met with Labour Women
LW discussed the lives and hopes of Afghan women with one of the country's female MPs, Shinkai Karokhail. "Afghanistan needs not only security but also development. Women are not a threat and are therefore pushed aside. I am here to speak for the women of Afghanistan", she said. 25% of the members of the Afghan Parliament are women - twice as many as in Ireland. But many harrowing problems remain as the women of Afghanistan hope for improvements in their lives.
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Link to Afghan Women's Educational Centre (AWEC)
Women's Officers' Networking & Training Day
Labour's women are a resource - join in!
Annual Women's Officers' Networking & Training Day is taking place on Sat 30th Jan in Dublin.
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Labour Women meet Mary Robinson
LW Executive with Mary Robinson in the City Hall
Labour Women Executive had the honour of being invited to attend a reception held in honour of Mary Robinson to celebrate the award of the Presidential Medal bestowed on her by President Barack Obama. The reception was hosted by the Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Robinson and the National Women's Council of Ireland. "I was eleven when Mary Robinson was elected - for me, she is still one of the most important figures in Ireland", says one LW member. The spirit of Mary Robinson is as important now as it was when she was elected the first woman President of Ireland.
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Labour motion to protect child benefit
The Labour Party is bringing in a Private Members' motion to propose that the child benefit be protected in the December Budget. The motion will be proposed by Roisin Shortall TD. The National Women's Council of Ireland have called on people to support the motion and join a show of support outside the Dail Kildare St Dublin 2 on Wed 2nd Dec 6pm.
Roisin Shortall TD highlighting the importance of the child benefit
Read LW Statement
Read Roisin Shortall TD
Kathleen Lynch TD highlights women's participation in the workforce
Kathleen Lynch TD Labour's Spokesperson for Equality
Kathleen Lynch TD Labour's Spokesperson for Equality highlights the barriers women still face in participating in the workforce.
Read Kathleen Lynch TD Statement
LW welcome report to increase women's political participation
LW and Kathleen Lynch TD jointly welcome the recommendations made in the Oireachtas Sub-Committtee on Women's Participation in Politics Report. The rappeurtor Senator Ivana Bacik outlined the Committee's recommendations of which the most progressive is the proposal to legislate for women's candidates along the lines of Belgium.
Read LW Press release
Read The Irish Times
Labour Women Conference
Party Leader Eamon Gilmore speaking at LW Conference
LW Conference took place in the Mansion House, Dublin. The main theme of the Conference was LW's on-going campaign on Parity Democracy and women's political representation.
Speakers included Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello, Party Leader Eamon Gilmore TD, Senator Ivana Bacik and Susan McKay Director of the NWCI. Deputy Leader Joan Burton TD chaired the afternoon session. Workshops were faciliated by Susan O'Keeffe, Labour European Rep Ireland North West and Marie Sherlock.
Read Party Leader Eamon Gilmore Speech
Read LW : Time to bring in women from the political cold
Read Joan Burton TD : Economic recovery must be founded on social justice
4 Generations of Women 4 Lisbon
Labour Deputy Leader Joan Burton TD, Senator Ivana Bacik, formar Senator Mary Henry and Cllr Maria Parodi highlighted the importance the EU has played in women's lives over four generations.
Former Senator Mary Henry, Joan Burton TD, Senator Ivana Bacik and Cllr Maria Parodi
Read in The Irish Times
LW launch Lisbon Campaign
LW Lisbon launch in the Mansion House
Labour Women launched their Lisbon Campaign in the Mansion House with Nessa Childers MEP, Joe Costello TD and the Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello. Mary Upton TD also attended.
Read LW Lisbon launch
Read News : LW Lisbon launch brings out the sun
Read Nessa Childers MEP : EU hugely beneficial to Irish women
Read LW reject McKenna 'privileged' jibe
LW welcome Commissioner Margot Wallstrom
Nessa Childers MEP, Commissioner Margot Wallstrom and Lord Mayor Cllr Emer Costello at LW event 'Women and the European Union'
LW hosted an event 'Women and the European Union' with Commissioner Margot Wallstrom as the guest speaker. LW are bringing the EU closer urging us to have a dialogue between the citizens and Europe.
Read News : Commissioner Wallstrom speaks at LW event 'Women and the European Union'
Read LW urge a dialogue between Europe and its citizens
Read Proinsias de Rossa : Why not a woman Commissioner?
Check out YOUTUBE : COMMISSIONER WALLSTROM WITH LABOUR WOMEN
Check out YOUTUBE : SHOULD GENDER QUOTAS BE USED TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY
Labour Women remember Magdalen women
It is estimated that 30,000 Irish women went through the Magdalen experience
Labour Women welcome the screening of the film 'The Forgotten Maggies' in Galway. Magdalen women and children must not be erased from history but remembered as part of our shameful history.
Read Plight of Magdalen women must never be forgotten
Read News
Read LW support Maggalene redress scheme
Labour's women take seats across the country
Cllr Tracy McElhinney (Trim) and Nessa Childers MEP
Labour Party's women candidates took seats right across the country. Many seats were taken by first-time candidates, some of whom received a fantastic vote. Some women came close and only missed out by a whisker. Every woman, whether elected or not, made Labour proud.
Read Labour's Women take seats across the country
Labour Women at Party Conference
Party Leader Eamon Gilmore with Labour's women candidates
Labour Women hosted Labour Women Lunch at Labour Party Conference. The increbidly popular event brings Labour's women from all over the country together.
LW's 'Parity Democracy' Campaign leaflet is LW's current campaign
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International Women's Day
Labour Women and the Labour Party are marking the International Women's Day by introducing Electoral (Gender Parity) Bill 2009. This ground-breaking initiative aims to increase women's participation in the political decision-making. Party Leader Eamon Gilmore, Deputy Party Leader Joan Burton and Ciaran Lynch TD spoke at the press conference. Liz McManus TD was also present. Ciaran Lynch TD is introducing the bill in the Dail.
Labour mark the International Women's Day
Read Eamon Gilmore TD Statement
Read Ciaran Lynch TD Statement
Listen Today FM : Labour and Gender Parity (with Ciaran Lynch TD)
Labour's Women in Leinster House
Former and current Labour women Tds and Senators
90th Anniversary of the election of the first women TD, Countess Markiewicz, was celebrated in Leinster House where former and current women Tds and Senators gathered.
Read News Labour's women in Leinster House
Labour Women launch Mentoring Programme
Labour Deputy Leader Joan Burton TD launched Labour Women's Mentoring Programme for new women candidates.
Joan Burton TD launches LW Mentoring Programme
Claire O'Regan (North Inner City Dublin), Sinead Seery (Whitehall Artane Dublin), Sinead Ni Chulachain LW Chair, Eileen Drew (Navan), Joan Burton TD, Grainne Kilmurry (Balbriggan), Angela Timlin (Dun Laoghaire) and Cllr Mary Freehill (Pembroke Rathmines Dublin) at the launch
The Labour Party is committed to increasing the number of women Labour Councillors by providing a programme of positive supports to women candidates.
Sinéad Ni Chúlacháin, Labour Women Chair said, "The Labour Party continues to be the party for women. Our current and former women public representatives have offered to be available to mentor and support women who are entering their public careers. It is essential to utilize the considerable expertise and experience of our women representatives and pass this on to the new candidates.
"Women have voted in local elections in Ireland since 1898 and make up 50% of the electorate. Only 16% of County Councillors elected in Ireland in 2004 were women and only 20% of the Labour County Councillors elected in 2004 were women".
Read 'Big Sister Is helping You'
Labour Women Strategic Plan 2008-10
LW has launched its LW Strategic Plan 2008-10 which outlines the priorities for the next two years.
Read LW Strategic Plan 2008-10
Breast cancer anger
Party Leader Eamon Gilmore TD joined National Women's Council of Ireland to voice women's anger over lack of confidence in breast cancer services.
Read News : LW joins NWCI to voice anger over breast cancer services
Read News Nuala Nolan Galway:Centres of excellence.
Labour's Front Bench
What's nearly 90% male and has power? FF and FG Front Bench. Labour's Front Bench has outperformed FF and FG by including more women. 35% of Labour Front Bench are women compared to 11% FG and 12% FF.
News Labour's Front Bench has more women than FF and FG do..
News : Labour's women Councillors in high positions
Labour's Violence Against Women policy
Read full document 'Safety, Accountability, Responsibility'
Labour Women Policy 'Safety, Accountability, Responsibility'
Facts on Violence Against Women
- 'Safety, Accountability, Responsibility' - Labour's policy to tackle violence against women
Constituency Women's Officers
Constituency Women's Officers are the Labour Women local link in each constituency. All Women's Officers are provided with an Information folder which outlines their role and activities they can be involved in. The folder gives some national and local contact details Women's Officers can connect with. Literature on all the priority policy areas is included in the folder to inform, up-date and inspire.
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