The Western People : Sexism and Bullying on the Political Trail - is a quota system the answer?
Published: Thursday, August 06, 2009
MAYO politicians have backed calls from the National Women's Council (NWCI) for a quota system of female election candidates.
The NWCI are demanding legislative action to compel parties to put forward an equal number of female candidates, in winnable seats in time to influence the next general election. The council said that the results of the Local Elections in June were disastrous for women's equality and that affirmative action laws on female politicians should be adopted.