Northern Ireland Women's European Platform

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About Us

At a local level:
 
  • Shares experience and information with women, groups and other partners and sectors
  • Supports the Older Women's Network Northern Ireland
  • Works with other groups on policy development, equality and human rights
  • Responds to consultation from the Programme for Government on local issues

At European level:
 
  • Works on planning and action with the European Women's Lobby, seeking change in violence against women, migration and trafficking and employment rights
  • Contributes to European debate including the enlargement of Europe and the Convention Reports on work done by women in other European Union Member States and opportunties for change
  • Makes links with European vehicles for change and with Northern Ireland Executive's office in Brussels

 

 

Examples of work:
 
  • Established the Older Women's Network NI
  • Prepares alternative CEDAW report
  • Prepared alternative Beijing +5 and 10 reports
  • Prepars outcome report on the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW)
  • Works Closely with the UKJCW (NAWO - Engender - WWW) and the European Women's Lobby
  • Consultation with women's groups around Northern Ireland in preparing alternative reports
 

At international level:
 
  • Has special consultative status with the United Nations and develops the opportunities for women in Northern Ireland to participate at international debates and to share outcomes
  • Raises discussion among women in Northern Ireland preparing a response to the Convention of the Eliminiation of all forms of Discrimination against women (CEDAW)
  • Takes the views of women from Northern Ireland to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held at the UN Headquarters each year.
 

Examples of seminars:
 
 
Examples of research and publications:
 
  • Political women and the press
  • Women and public appointments
  • From margins to the mainstream

Northern Ireland Women's European Platform

58 Howard Street, Belfast BT1 6PJ