Resources

On 2nd June, the Women’s Spaces team led by the Urban Coordinator, submitted a response to the International Development Committee’s Call for Evidence on Women, Peace and Security. The submission includes 10 policy recommendations.

When the Executive collapsed in February 2022, the women’s sector lost an important arena for influencing policy and lobbying on gender equality issues. In the absence of an Executive, local councils play an even more important role in helping us to advance gender equality in Northern Ireland. Local councils have the potential to be a key driver of positive change and to set an example for how elected officials can use their power to support disadvantaged groups.

This Women’s Manifesto lays out how local councils can support women in communities during a rapidly worsening cost of living crisis and help the women’s sector make gender equality a reality in Northern Ireland. The WPG are keen to engage with local councils and support them in implementing these recommendations.

This leaflet pulls together women’s voices and their vision for the future. Women and girls in Northern Ireland want to see a sustainable, peaceful society. They want a society that works for them, but above all, they want a society that supports them and their families, and allows young people and future generations to lead lives they are free to choose and shape as they wish.