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Ireland: More women needed to represent true democracy, The Irish Times (2010)

This article discusses the gender representation in Irish politics. Among the 23 women in the Dáil, the majority refuses to introduce mandatory gender quotas in political parties, and yet there is a great under-representation of women in politics. A 2009 report of the Joint Oireachtas Justice Committee, concluded that in Ireland the “overall masculine image of politics” remains as a powerful as ever.

The link address is: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0805/1224276242523.html

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