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

 

Longford Women’s Manifesto Group on Quotas

On Monday, November 28,  with a headline “Quotas will address gender imbalance” the Irish Examiner published a letter from Nadiyah Kahlid, Chairwoman, Longford Women’s Manifesto Group.

“THERE has been much debate recently on the issue of gender quotas.

Longford Women’s Manifesto Group works on promoting women’s perspectives in decision-making at a local level in Co Longford

We support gender quotas, but are aware that many women and men oppose quotas on the basis that they unfairly benefit women in a society where women are more than capable of achieving representation in their own right. 

Research both in Ireland and internationally shows us that being selected as a candidate by a party is often more difficult for women than for men. 

This is due to the fact that at local and national levels, parties and key decision makers are male-dominated and operate within strong male networks. 

Thus, regardless of how capable women are, they have a far lesser chance of being selected as a candidate by a party. The legislation is an opportunity to address this by sanctioning those parties who ignore females as potential candidates. It’s also an opportunity for cultural reform within our political parties, which many will agree is long overdue. 

Nadiyah Kahlid 
Chairwoman 
Longford Women’s Manifesto GroupArdnacassa Avenue, Longford

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/letters/quotas-will-address-gender-imbalance-175237.html#ixzz1fPuqm1W9