Women still ignore female candidates

COMING up to an election, the question arises as to why women are so under-represented in the Dáil.

The argument that it is not alone unjust but inefficient to have women, who are the majority of the electorate, so under-represented seems unanswerable.

Since Mary Kenny was in the past such a high profile member of the feminist movement, I thought she might have some insight into the subject. In Eamon Dunphy’s interview with her on RTÉ on January 13, I was, alas, disappointed. Ms Kenny’s insight into the subject ended with her saying that becoming involved in politics is more difficult for women with children than for others.