Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion

Ms Rachel Coyle:

The Senator was dead right. We see that across various sectors. There is a glass ceiling. Women outperform men in formal graduate education, but rarely is that reflected in leadership. For example, the vast majority of the workforce in schools are women, but that is not the case among school principals. The Senator is right, in that there are challenges around glass ceilings. The same could be said about boards. I acknowledge the Bill published by the Senator's colleague-----

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