Senator: Strong women have been kept off electoral ticket to protect male TDs

A Fianna Fáil senator claims that strong women have been kept off electoral tickets in the past, including those from her own party, to protect a sitting male TD.

Senator: Strong women have been kept off electoral ticket to protect male TDs

A Fianna Fáil senator claims that strong women have been kept off electoral tickets in the past, including those from her own party, to protect a sitting male TD.

Averil Power was speaking in the context of controversy over a newspaper article from a party colleague in Dublin who expressed concerns about gender quota legislation, because of the risk of "patronisation" of women.

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