Only 9% on public boards are women

Ireland is one of only three EU countries where the number of women on boards of public companies has not increased over the past year.

With just 9% of board members being female and none chairing them, Ireland lags near the bottom of the list for gender equality.

This should be an embarrassment for the Government as it has to chair meetings where the issue is discussed and measures to improve the under-representation of women on boards are being furthered.