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.

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.