Ireland's ranking for female politicians is dismal, The Irish Times (2010)
This article reports on the latest discussion on the introduction of gender quotas for political parties in Ireland. Last week, the Joint Committee on the Constitution issued a report encouraging political parties to present more women candidates and many discussions followed, as most of the women in the Dáil rejected the quota system.
The link address is: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0807/1224276368647.html
