Women activists warned this week that lack of financial support is hindering efforts to support female candidates in the upcoming elections.
Some have declared 2010 "The Year of the Woman" in politics. More apt, we should dub this year "The Year of the Businesswoman". Take a close look at the names on the fall election ballot.
URGENT ACTION must be taken to get more women into the Dáil, the National Women’s Council of Ireland said last night. The call came after an announcement by Labour Party TD Liz McManus that she would not seek re-election to her seat in Wicklow.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Josephine Anenih, has promised to cross party barriers to ensure that women seeking elective offices in the 2011 general election are empowered to adequately match their male counterparts.
As per a study conducted by NGO Navsarjan, elected women gram panchayat members from the marginalised and minority communities fight much more than just the elections.According to the report, they also fight for acceptance and basic rights, rather unlike someone representing the masses.
For female candidates, this campaign presents a paradox. More than 430 women — a record number, up nearly one-quarter from the last election — are seeking seats in the 249-member lower house of parliament, in voting to be held Sept.