Research | The 5050 Group 'Advocating for equal representation in politics'

This blogpost contains a list of Twitter names of people speaking at the Conference. [See below]

You can add your name to the list below by posting a comment.

The Conference in Dublin Castle on Friday is now full, ‘sold-out’…[300+ attending]. Many citizens, who can’t be there, will be keen to hear about proceedings on the day – as it happens, rather than wait for press reports.

Twitter is now more important than ever.
It enables people outside the Conference to be informed & to comment on what’s going on. Twitter helps people feel involved & to feel “ownership” of the event. Twitter helps build movements for change. [The 50:50 Group is active on Twitter]

To help those who wish to…

tweet from the Conference
tweet to Conference attendees
tweet comments about the Conference all over the world
even gather all related tweets together for publication later.

Here’s a Twitter list I put together…
(Those marked with * are live current accounts, with apologies for any mistakes. Those without a Twitter address have been included – in case they really do tweet.)

@kathleenlynchTD Minister Kathleen Lynch

Department of Justice & Equality

European Social Fund

Dublin Castle

Olivia O’Leary

@alanshatterTD Minister Alan Shatter

Ms Ajla Van Heel, Gender Officer OSCE ODIHR

@osce_odihr * OSCE ODIHR

@nansloane * Ms Nan Sloane

@cfwd * Centre for Women & Democracy

@marywhiteGRN Mary White, former Minister for Equality

@claire_mcging * Claire McGing, NUI Maynooth, 50:50 Group

@ivanabacik * Senator Ivana Bacik

Susan McKay, CEO NWCI

@nwci National Women’s Council of Ireland

Deputy Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael;

@sinnfeinwomen Deputy Sandra McLellan, Sinn Féin;

@cathmurphyTD * Deputy Catherine Murphy, Independent;

Senator Averil Power, Fianna Fáil;

Councillor Jane Dillon Byrne, Labour;

@finegaeltoday * Tom Curran, General Secretary, Fine Gael;

@labour * Ms Ita McAuliffe, General Secretary, Labour Party;

@fiannafailparty * Seán Dorgan, General Secretary, Fianna Fáil;

@pb4p * Ms Ailbhe Smyth, ‘People Before Profit Alliance’.

@endakennyTD Taoiseach & Leader of Fine Gael, Enda Kenny

Tánaiste & Leader of Labour Party, Eamon Gilmore

@michealmartinTD Leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin

@eamonryan * Leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan

Gender Equality Division, Department of Justice & Equality

@the5050group * The 50:50 Group

Others who have publicly tweeted that they’ll be at Conference, include:

@carolmhunt *Carol Hunt

@barbarascully * Barbara Scully

@margareteward * Margaret E Ward

@mammisammi * Samantha Long

@sinchul Sinead Ni Chulachain

@playcock *Paul Laycock

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Please add your name to the list of Conference attendees by leaving a Comment here – with your Twitter address

– I’ll add your name to the list.

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 Group, Ardnacassa Avenue, Longford

The 5050 Group 'Advocating for equal representation in politics'

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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.