Ireland: Women's limited role in politics highlights defective system, The Irish Times (2010)
This article reports on the discussion on the gender issue in Irish politics. Recently, two women TDs have announced their resignations, and this triggered new debates on the underrepresentation of women in the Irish Dáil. Since 1992, the percentage of women in the Dáil remained the same, halting a slow trend that started in 1977. The author outlines the history of the gender representation in Ireland, and tries to find the root causes of these issue.
The link address is: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0911/1224278621559.html
