Guides lead the way for tomorrow’s women

AS the theme for International Women’s Day 2006 is celebrating women’s leadership, the Irish Girl Guides are celebrating with particular pride this year.

Guides lead the way for tomorrow’s women

Irish women are at the forefront of the world’s largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women.

We have come a long way in the past 20 years in reducing gender inequalities in Ireland but there is much work to be done. There is still a significant pay gap. In the private sector men still earn 23% more than women. And when 51% of the population are female it just doesn’t make sense that only 13% of our elected TDs are women.

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