Wow, we all needed a rest after that! EQUIP, Ireland’s first political campaign school ran over three days in the Radisson Hotel in Athlone from April 29th – May 1st and Women for Election brought 20 women from across the country and from all political parties and none together for an intensive residential to build [...]
The team at Women for Election are inviting women nationwide to join with us and run in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon on Monday, 3 June 2013. As you all know we are only 15 months away from the local and European elections so let’s support each other and run together on Monday, 3 June 2013.The event [...]
Women for Election were delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day 2013 with Women for Election and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in Dáil Éireann. Kirsten Gillibrand is the successor to Hillary Clinton and was elected with 70% of the vote in the highly influential state of New York. Over lunch Senator Gillibrand spoke about different [...]
After submitting proposals to the Constitutional Convention , Women for Election was called to present to the Convention on the 16th and 17th of February. The topic was encouraging greater participation of women in public life and increasing the participation of women in politics, convened by experts Professors Gail McElroy and Yvonne Galligan. Niamh Gallagher [...]
For our 8th INSPIRE programme, Women for Election welcomed 35 women to Dublin’s Clarion Hotel. The room buzzed with conversation all day, and the incredible diversity of experiences, interests and occupations of the participants certainly made for interesting and lively discussion. Community activists, artists, authors, geographers, social workers, carers, sportspeople, lawyers, playwrights, beauty therapists, soldiers, [...]
We at Women for Election are delighted to open our latest round for our Intern programme. If you are a recent graduate and looking to build experience and you have a fascination for all things political, then we would love to hear from you. We promise you an exciting and challenging environment and a chance [...]
As we move on from Christmas 2012 let us take this opportunity to wish you all a peaceful New Year and a wonderful, positive and prosperous 2013. 2012 for Women for Election was an exciting year. We officially launched both our organisation and our INSPIRE Programme. We believe that demystifying the political process and providing training, mentoring and support [...]
What a weekend we had in Limerick. On Saturday 6th October we were delighted to meet fantastic women from Limerick, Clare and Kerry as they participated on INSPIRE. Every region in Ireland faces its own unique challenges but the near absence of female representatives in this region is striking particularly when we consider the level [...]
Its all go here at the moment in Women for Election, busily getting everything ready for our upcoming programme in Limerick 6th October in The Clarion Hotel, Steamboat Quay, phone calls, logistics, paperwork, but in many ways we are no different to any other entrepreneurs across the country getting out their and making a difference. [...]
We were back in Dublin for INSPIRE this sunny weekend, Saturday 8th September. As ever it was a fantastic group of 50 women with great energy in the room. One of the big themes for the day was the importance of women supporting each other in politics and the positive impact this can have. We [...]
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