Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

I still remember Wednesday, November 9, 2016 like it was yesterday. The decision was already clear the night before. But there was something of a nightmarish quality to the previous evening — something surreal.

At this week's presidential debate, both serious contenders left in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination made a historic pronouncement.

From suffragettes to modern day feminists, women and men have fought long and hard for women’s right to vote and hold office.

By Ciairín de Buis,

With more than three-quarters of our TDs being men, Ireland once again has one of the least balanced political systems in Europe.

By Rachel Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro,

By Michelle Myers,

By  Naama Lanski,

By Susan Inman,

By James Kirkup,