… With 72.2 out of 100 points, Ireland ranks 7th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 4.3 points above the … Equality Index 2020: factsheets for all EU countries Press release: Can we wait 60 years for gender equality? …
… unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and … power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a … economic harm or suffering to women. Further information Press release: Lighting the way for change - Ending violence …
… low level of women’s political representation in Ireland, the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), the umbrella body for women’s organisations, led a campaign … women to play an active role in politics. Elements of the campaign were the introduction of electoral quotas, …