I hope you are all looking forward to the promised heatwave in the coming weeks as some sunshine on our bones is badly needed after the past year! Here at…
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If you have ever considered running for local election in Counties Roscommon or Westmeath or simply want to find out more about how the county council works and the role…
The recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly have signalled that the people of Ireland want to see dramatic changes in relation to gender equality-that’s according to Dr Michelle Maher, Programme Manager…
Ballyforan woman Emer Kelly was making headlines this week as she was selected to replace Independent Councillor Ivan Connaughton on Roscommon County Council. At just twenty-one-years of age Emer is…
It is unsurprising that the language used in the cut and thrust of politics can be insulting, but when it moves beyond what anyone might deem as acceptable it becomes…
Do Voters Vote for Women? It has been said to SHE on more than one occasion that people do not vote for women. We decided to see if there was…
Fifteen people make up the new cabinet which is the apex of government power in Ireland. They head up the Departments of State and will set the policy parameters and priorities that will affect us all for the foreseeable future. Eleven of them are men. Just four are women. In this #SHEspeaks, we examine if looking at how they got there tells us anything about how more women can be supported into political life.
Our #SHESchool participants asked for clear and unbiased information about public policy. We are starting with the unexpected star of the general election debates: Pensions. We explain why there is a debate about increasing the age from which pensions are paid and include an analysis of what the Programme for Government has to say about it all.
In this #SHESpeaks we take an overview on what feminism is and ask could you , might you be a feminist?
Men are the ones who hold most of the positions of power in our society. In this crisis, it is usually men who are making all the important decisions which affect the everyday lives of citizens. This imbalance of decision-making power means that women are left out from shaping the decisions that affect their own lives.(EIGE, 2020).To make sure that women are part of decision-making about matters that affect their lives, SHE calls for gender quotas for the 2024 local elections to be part of the Programme for Government.
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