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:

-----to try to increase women's representation. We are all human, and when people are looking across the hiring table, they may be looking for themselves. That could play a role in this situation. Much more needs to be done. If quotas are a tangible option, then they should be explored.

This tends to be seen as a niche issue, yet women are not a minority and women's rights are human rights and need to be addressed in that manner.