Gender imbalance

WILLIAM MONGEY declares the fact that a female candidate expected “solidarity from another female candidate” in the election to be “sexism” (March 2).

Gender imbalance
Mon, 07 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
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The fact is that membership of the Dáil has been nearly 90% male and is not about to change much as a result of the election.

This is a major issue, not just for women, but for society at large.

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