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Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights - Second Report - Women's Participation in Politics - October 2009

Women account for half of the Irish population, yet the proportion of women TDs has never exceeded 14 per cent. To put it another way, the Dáil has always been at least 86% male. Since 1990, when Mary Robinson was elected as Ireland's first woman President, Ireland's rate of women's political representation has reduced drastically. In 1990, Ireland was in 37th position in the world classification of women's representation in the lower or single house of national parliaments...

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