5050 Group calls for family friendly politics and quotas for local elections
TweetIn the elections of 1918 Hannah Sheehy Skeffington, a leading feminist suffragette, wanted to be selected as a candidate. However, she was only offered a seat she had no chance of winning so...
View ArticleMissed Opportunity in Louth-East Meath Selection Convention
TweetA two candidate strategy in Louth East Meath has seen Fine Gael select the two incumbent male TDs. Fine Gael ironically could be the party with the greatest difficulty in fulfilling the candidate...
View ArticleWeek 30 2015 – How Registered Parties are Doing on Gender Quotas?
TweetThis is how registered political parties are doing so far on gender balance for the upcoming general election. Fine Gael which has the biggest hill to climb because it has the biggest number of...
View ArticleWhy Fianna Fáil have to be forced to take gender balance seriously?
Tweet Anne Phillips seminal work ‘The Politics of Presence’ contends that female political representation is essential for the advancement of interests which are of particular importance to women....
View ArticleMaybe it’s time for another riot.
TweetEnjoyed Una Mullally’s article in the Irish Times about the Abbey Theatre’s 1916 Centenary programme which features one woman playwright. Those who benefit from the status quo of excuding female...
View ArticleConverted to Quotas: Johnny tells all!
TweetMy name is Johnny and I used to strongly oppose the idea of gender quotas. There I can admit it. I was involved in party politics for many years. I was of the system. Once upon a time I even …...
View ArticleLook What Happened in Canada?
TweetCanada’s prime minister has just announced a gender balanced cabinet – imagine! When asked why he said – because its 2015. How long will we have to wait in Ireland…… Read about it Here
View ArticleHow do Most Men Manage to not see their Advantage?
TweetKathy Sheridan is spot on in her article in today’s Irish Times Here She points out the gender blindness that most men but Irish men in particular seem to have. How being born male hands them an...
View ArticleRebellion – Will 2016 produce another for gender balance?
TweetI have been watching RTE’s drama series Rebellion with my fifteen year old daughter. It is great the extent to which the story includes women and indeed is told from their perspectives. Whether...
View ArticleWhere do North West GE16 candidate’s stand on equal representation in Irish...
Tweet5050 North West carried out a questionnaire survey in order to collect the general election candidates views on equal representation in politics, we received 15 responses with 11 full responses....
View ArticleGender Quotas Worked in GE2016
TweetThe number of women that ran for election in 2016 was the highest in the history of our democracy. This is directly as a result of the candidate selection gender quotas for general elections...
View ArticleCanadian Ambassador and Equal Voice visit Cork 5050 Group and UCC.
TweetWe were delighted to welcome Canadian Ambassador Kevin Vickers and Equal Voice Vice President Joan Weinman to Cork recently. They spoke at UCC about the Canadian experience of implementing gender...
View ArticleWomen shouldn’t be an endangered species in politics
TweetA rural analysis of the 2016 general election results from 5050 North West member Danielle Bonner in Donegal. So the 2016 general election has concluded and we’ve seen a historical rise in the...
View ArticleThe 5050 group attends the NWCI AGM
TweetI was delighted to attend the NWCI AGM on Friday 9th September 2016. The Tanaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald addressed the meeting. It was great to have such a senior Minister...
View ArticleGender Quotas and the 2016 General Election
TweetThe 5050 group were delighted to attend the conference in UCC on the 28th November 2016 on the impact of the Gender Quotas on the 2016 GE. There was a terrific line up of speakers and they did not...
View ArticleDo some Women ‘Choose’ to Remain/Become Subservient to their Men?
TweetI have watched the first two episodes of the TV programme ‘The State’ on Channel 4 television. The violence and brutality I find hard to watch. However I have persevered and what intrigues me is...
View ArticleThe 5050 group attends the NWCI AGM
TweetI was delighted to attend the NWCI AGM on Friday 9th September 2016. The Tanaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald addressed the meeting. It was great to have such a senior Minister...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Find a Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single!
Tweet I am a huge fan of Avivah Wittenburg Cox. She writes for the Harvard Business Review. She is talking about women in the corporate world. However, I think her views are also relevant to women who...
View ArticleThe 50-50 Group Seeking Equal Political Representation
Tweet50 per cent of Ireland’s population is female. Yet, little over 22 per cent of the Dáil consists of women. This places Ireland 82nd (out of 189 ranked positions) on a world classification list...
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