How to drive gender equality- a highly desirable goal?

More needed to tackle women's Dáil under-representation - The Irish Times - Fri, Dec 16, 2011: "Women earn less than men – and getting into politics is expensive. Women do most of the caring work in Irish society – we have abysmally low State support for childcare and the budget will see low-paid care workers lose jobs and the slack taken up by unpaid women at home.

Gender equality isn’t just good for women – it is good for society and for the economy. It will only work to bring about a fairer and more equal society, however, if deep gender inequalities which hold women back are tackled, and if women, once elected, take responsibilities to other women seriously. Those few currently in the citadel might start by protesting against the strong anti-equality aspects of the new Government’s first budget."

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