Irish Examiner : Women’s groups call for end to political gender gap
Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
POLITICAL parties should be forced to run an equal number of male and female candidates in future elections, according to the National Women's Council of Ireland.
Speaking after the launch of a damning National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) survey on female participation in politics, group director Susan McKay said the dramatic move was needed to end the "disastrous" gender gap in Dáil, Seanad, and local councils.