How to elect more women – on-line links to the Conference

The Conference took place in Dublin Castle on Friday 20 January 2012.

The purpose of the Conference was to create a catalyst & network of people – so momentum to elect more women in Ireland would advance significantly.

It may help everyone to have a complete set of publicity, reports & commentary – for ‘intelligence’ & building alliances.

These 26 links are not all pro-quotas.  They include links from blogposts critical of the introduction of candidate selection quotas.

But they are mainly supportive of the Gender Quota Bill.

The source of these links was Google Search on Sunday 22 January.

If you know of other links, please send them via Comments – they will be added to the list, so that we have a comprehensive & authoritative  list.

Links for #howtoelectmorewomen :
(1) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0121/1224310575402.html by Mary Minihan
(2) http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0120/politics.html from RTE News/Ireland
(3) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2012/0120/1224310515343.html by Kathleen Lynch
(4) http://www.independent.ie/national-news/no-wonder-endas-flamin-gaffe-makes-people-see-red-2996241.html by Carol Hunt @carolmhunt
(5) http://www.build.ie/national_news.asp?newsid=138663 from Build.ie
(6) http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/taoiseach-really-wants-more-babes-in-the-dail-0019829-1from Joe.ie
(7) http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-system-has-failed-to-provide-higher-number-of-women-tds-taoiseach-332522-Jan2012/ from Journal.ie
(8) http://www.independent.ie/national-news/women-see-red-at-kenny-gaffe-2995803.html from Irish Independent: Fionnan Sheahan, Barry Duggan and Edel O’Connell
(9) http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2012/01/address-by-an-taoiseach-mr-enda-kenny-t-d-to-the-conference-how-to-elect-more-women-in-dublin-castle-conference-centre/?cat=11 from MerrionStreet.ie – Irish Government News Service
(10) http://www.ambafrance-ie.org/How-to-elect-more-women from France in Ireland – Embassy of France in Dublin
(11) http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/20120117- – POLITICS%20CONFERENCE%20PROGRAMME%20REV.pdf/Files/20120117-POLITICS%20CONFERENCE%20PROGRAMME%20REV.pdf  – the Draft Conference Programme
(12) http://www.nwci.ie/news/2012/01/10/nwci-ceo-to-speak-at-how-to-elect-more-women-confe/ from National Women’s Council of Ireland @nwci
(13) http://corkfeminista.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/guest-post-olivias-offside-offence/ @corkfeminista@chrisinCork – by Christine Allen
(14) http://tap.ie/node/150 from Tolka Area Partnership
(15) http://www.labour.ie/press/listing/132705383918851873.html from Irish Labour Party @ivanabacik – Senator Ivana Bacik
(16)http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Government_Press_Office/Taoiseach’s_Speeches_2012/Address_by_An_Taoiseach_Mr_Enda_Kenny_T_D_to_the_conference_How_to_Elect_More_Women_in_Dublin_Castle_Conference_Centre,.html from Department of the Taoiseach
(17) http://www.wrda.net/events.aspx#ElectWomen from Women’s Resource & Development Area@wslobbyist
(18) http://corkpolitics.ie/wp/?p=9118 from Editor CorkPolitics.ie
(19)  http://www.worldirish.com/listening-post/view/howtoelectmorewomen-gets-irish-people-tweeting-413 from WorldIrish.com Della Kilroy
(20) http://www.irishexaminer.com/text/ireland/kfidausncwsn/ from IrishExaminer.com Caroline O’Doherty
(21) http://corkindependent.com/blog/women-as-leaders/ from Cork Independent @corkindo by Cork Feminista @corkfeminista
(22) http://www.ivanabacik.com/archives/634 Ivana Bacik blog
(23) http://www.theweddingplannerireland.ie/wedding_news.asp?newsid=138663 from TheWeddingPlannerIreland.ie
(24) http://www.4ie.ie/irish_news.asp?id=138663 from Irish News
(25) http://www.ichn.ie/events/2012/01/20/how_to_elect_more_women__conference/ from Institute of Community Health Nursing
(26) http://colouringshadows.blogspot.com/2012/01/olivias-offside-offence.html from Colouring Shadows blog by Christine Allen
(27)  http://www.fiannafail.ie/news/entry/7806/#.TxmMTSwPPdw.twitter – Fianna Fail Party by Micheal Martin
(28) http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/column-there-are-barriers-to-women-participating-in-politics/?utm_source=shortlink from Journal.ie by Claire McGing @claire_mcging
(29)  http://www.finegael.ie/latest-news/2012/01/20/parties-should-adopt-proposed-new-gender-quotas-for-local-elections-%E2%80%93-corcoran-kennedy/ from Fine Gael by Sarah Meade on Laois/Offaly TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
(30)  http://www.finegael.ie/latest-news/2012/01/20/statutory-maternity-leave-should-be-introduced-for-female-politicians-doherty/ from Fine Gael by Sarah Meade on Meath East TD, Regina Doherty
(31)  http://www.thejournal.ie/gender-quotas-welcome-but-token-women-candidates-wont-work-333263-Jan2012/ from TheJournal.ie

(32) http://barbarascully.blogspot.com/2012/01/are-we-up-for-challenge-sisters.html blogpost by Barbara Scully @barbarascully at “From My Kitchen Table

(33) http://www.womenforelection.ie/blog/120-how-to-elect-more-women-ask-them-to-run  blogpost from Women for Election @women4election by Niamh Gallagher

(34) http://passlevelpolitics.blogspot.com/2012/01/gender-quotas.html?m=1 Blogpost on “Pass Level Politics” by Dermot Frost @astarmain

(35) http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2012/01/ireland-to-debate-quotas-for-women-at-next-election/ from “Women’s Views on News” by Alison Clarke

(36) http://mammisammi.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/a-scene-from-the-national-ballroom-circa-1965/ blogpost by @Mammisammi

 

We need more women to participate in politics – politics with a big P

Last Sunday, on the History Show on Radio One , I learnt something about the apparent absence of women from the foundation of the State.
It seems that Cumann na mBan were very anti Treaty, as it was not what they had wanted from the Rising. They then withdrew and perhaps that is part of the reason why so few women are part of the political process to this day?

We need to be in there making the arguments for change to the political system. As Nicola Byrne points out, our political system is there to suit men, but it is very hard to change it from the outside.

Minister Kathleen Lynch is hosting a major conference on Women in Politics on the Friday 20th January 2012 in Dublin Castle. I would encourage anyone who can spare the time to go.

Also best of luck to the 5050 group in the North West on their meeting tomorrow night.