Women For Election
Women for Election is a non-partisan organisation whose vision is of an Ireland with balanced participation of women and men in political life. We will inspire and equip women to succeed in politics through offering tailored training and support programmes to women seeking to enter public life.
• Lynn Boylan says funds will subsidise training for 300 women running for election Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan today welcomed Women for Election’s plan to raise €50,000 in an innovative crowdfunding campaign. Women for Election will use the funds to subsidise training 300 women to stand for election. Boylan, who took part in a Women […]
• Rose Conway-Walsh says funds will subsidise training for 300 women running for election Senator Rose Conway-Walsh today welcomed Women for Election’s plan to raise €50,000 in an innovative crowdfunding campaign. Women for Election will use the funds to subsidise training 300 women to stand for election. Conway-Walsh, who took part in a Women for […]
• Women for Election launches crowdfunding campaign to raise €50,000 • Funds will subsidise training for 300 women to stand for election • Launch marks 5 year anniversary and 1,000 women trained • More Seáns and Johns elected to the Dáil than women There have been more Seáns and Johns than women elected to Dáil […]
Women for Election has called on the two Fine Gael leadership candidates to commit to a 50:50 gender balance in Cabinet if either chooses to appoint new members when elected leader. The Chairperson of Women for Election wrote last week to the Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar and to the Minister for Housing, Planning […]
If you are feeling inspired after the recent general and Assembly elections, Women for Election have a great opportunity for you. In partnership with Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade we are running three one-day INSPIRE programmes in Belfast, Derry/Londonderry and Cavan this May. […]
Women for Election are celebrating International Women’s Day with the publication of their Report Card on GE16 and have called on the political parties to take the opportunity to further increase women in representative politics by co-opting them on to councils around the country. According to Women for Election’s Director of Operations and Campaigns, Suzanne […]
Tweet The percentage of women in the 32nd Dáil will hit a record high according to the Director of Operations and Campaigns for Women for Election, Suzanne Collins as 35 women were elected in GE16. Speaking about the result, Suzanne Collins said, “The general election in 2011 saw 25 women elected. They were joined by […]
The campaign is over; the doors have been knocked; the leaflets dropped; the posters put up; the phonecalls made; the tweets tweeted. Now it’s time to get out and vote. We are urging everyone to really look at the women running in their constituencies (a full list with biogs can be found here) and […]
Tweet As Women for Election launches their Guide to GE16, Director of Operations and Campaigns, Suzanne Collins is urging voters to look at the women running in their constituency and pick the female candidate who best reflects their politics and support them on polling day. “This General Election is historic and when compiling our […]
Today, Friday, Feb 5th, Women for Election partnered with Twitter to host #PositionOfStrength at the company’s EMEA HQ in Dublin. The global initiative from Twitter is aimed at empowering the voices of women online and encouraging them to speak out from a #PositionOfStrength online. Ahead of the 2016 Irish General Election, high-profile Twitter users such […]
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