Women get just 31% of state posts

WOMEN made up less than one third of the estimated 4,500 appointments to state boards during Fianna Fáil’s reign in government.

Women get just 31% of state posts

The “jobs for the boys” culture means women are vastly under-represented in the board rooms of important decision-making public bodies.

More than 4,400 appointments were made to state boards across 13 Government departments since 1997 — excluding Justice and Social Protection, which was unable to provide the data.

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