Women’s equality – work towards parity, 2006

Submitted by: Management Committee  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled: (a) recognising international awareness that women are affected as much as men by the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century, and (b) aware, too, that the...

Women asylum seekers, 2006

Submitted by: Cheltenham Branch    The National Council of Women in conference assembled, noting that (a) many women seeking asylum are reluctant to talk to men, (b) their well-founded fears of persecution are often of an intimate nature, and (c) further...

Domestic violence, 2007

[The affirmation of a resolution of the European Centre of the International Council of Women.] The following Resolution on domestic violence, addressed to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and national governments, agreed by...

The effect of the global economic crisis on women, 2009

Submitted by: the Management Committee The National Council of Women, aware of the adverse impact of the global economic crisis on women’s employment affecting rights to maternity leave, part-time work, family-friendly policies and flexible working hours, aware...