Irish Independent : O’Rourke rejects call for female candidate quotas
Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
FORMER cabinet minister Mary O'Rourke last night disagreed with a call from the National Women's Council (NWCI) for a quota system of female election candidates.
Ms O'Rourke also says she has never experienced sexism on the doorsteps, despite reports by other women politicians that they have been told to "Go home and mind the kids".