Enjoyed Una Mullally’s article in the Irish Times about the Abbey Theatre’s 1916 Centenary programme which features one woman playwright. Those who benefit from the status quo of excuding female voices win again – maybe it’s time for another riot indeed.
Category Archives: Gender Politics
Week 30 2015 – How Registered Parties are Doing on Gender Quotas?
This is how registered political parties are doing so far on gender balance for the upcoming general election. Fine Gael which has the biggest hill to climb because it has the biggest number of incumbent male TD’s is meeting the quota so far – so well done. Fianna Fail which should be in a better position to select more women is struggling with only 20% selected so far. Renua is also struggling to meet the quota. The United Left is not meeting the quota for men but they do only have one candidate selected so far. The quotas apply to both sexes so smaller parties need to be aware of this.
| Registered Party 19/7/2015 | Women | Men | % Women | % Men |
| Anti Austerity Alliance | 1 | 4 | 20 | 80 |
| Fianna Fail | 7 | 28 | 20 | 80 |
| Fine Gael | 13 | 27 | 32.5 | 67.5 |
| Green Party | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 66.6 |
| Irish Democratic Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Labour | 8 | 13 | 38.1 | 61.9 |
| People before Profit Alliance | 4 | 6 | 40 | 60 |
| Renua | 2 | 9 | 18 | 82 |
| Sinn Fein | 17 | 27 | 38.6 | 61.4 |
| Social Democrats | 2 | 1 | 66.6 | 33.3 |
| United Left | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Workers & unemployed action group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Workers Party | 2 | 2 | 50 | 50 |