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Friday, February 12, 2021

Launch of “Women doing politics differently: Developing local caucus with women councillors"

The National Womens Council will launch the findings of research carried out in 2020 examining interest in local women's caucuses and what supports are necessary for their development. The research included a survey with women councillors, focus...

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Lack of female Ministers is a ‘missed opportunity’, women’s groups say

Irish Times

The appointment of only four senior female Cabinet Ministers is a “missed opportunity” directly linked to the lack of women candidates put forward in winnable seats across the State, women’s rights groups have said. Women still face systemic...

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Lack of women in politics highlighted in official report, Ireland

The Department of Justice has reported to the United Nations that there are too few women in politics and other decision-making roles in Ireland. In a gender equality report submitted to the UN’s Economic Commission for Europe, violence against...

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Saturday, February 01, 2014

Less than a quarter of candidates running in the local elections are women, Ireland

POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE been busy over recent weeks and months making selections for the upcoming local elections. Research from Women for Election shows that of the 1278 selections made already by political parties, just 24 per cent are women. Not...

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Leading ladies of Oireachtas, Ireland: 'Rare birds' on hunt for equality

THE Seanad chamber is always a handy place for a parliamentary photo shoot. For a start, it's a beautiful room, all corniced high ceilings, sparkly chandeliers and plush blue leather seats. Secondly, it's as under-used as a copy of Mao's 'Little Red...

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