Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Committee on Children and Equality

General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Donal Swan:

As the National Women's Council, we advocate for women's rights and for gender equality. I am conscious that I am a man, but I am someone who believes that gender equality, right across the board, is about equality more broadly in society. It affects us all, including men. It is important that men advocate for gender equality. What we are seeking to advocate for in gender equality is very much a broad and inclusive definition of gender.