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The pioneer of the women's movement on Ireland was Anna Haslam, who in 1876 founded the pioneering Dublin Women's Suffrage Association (DSWA), which campaigned for a greater role for women in local government and public affairs, aside from being the first women's suffrage society (after the Irish Women's Suffrage Society by Isabella Tod in 1872).
In recent times the NWCI has particularly focused on issues including women's mental health, violence and holding the Irish government to account through the CEDAW process. [4] In November 2020, on Trans Day of Remembrance, the National Women's Council of Ireland and Amnesty International Ireland co-signed a statement along with a number of ...
The 32nd Government of Ireland was formed in June 2020 by Taoiseach Micheál Martin. As of 2022 it includes four women as ministers in the cabinet: Norma Foley, Heather Humphreys, Catherine Martin and Helen McEntee. [8] No more than four women have served in cabinet at any one time.
The Dublin Women's Suffrage Association ( DSWA ), later the Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association ( IWSLGA ), was a women's suffrage organisation based in Dublin from 1876 to 1919, latterly also campaigning for a greater role for women in local government and public affairs. [1]
The commission stands as a government body that ensures that all public bodies in Ireland respect and protect the human rights of Irish citizens. This responsibility is outlined in section 42 of the Irish Human Rights Act, which states that it was, "established a positive duty on public sector bodies to: eliminate discrimination, promote ...
As of 2024, 34 women have served as Ministers of State in Ireland. Six of the twenty Ministers of State appointed by the government of Leo Varadkar in December 2022 were women, with two regularly attending cabinet. Some Ministers of State, including the Government Chief Whip, [1] attend cabinet meetings in a non-voting capacity, but are not ...
The Irish Women's Citizens Association was an influential non-governmental organisation created in 1923 to advocate for women's rights in the aftermath of the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Originally known as the Irish Women's Citizens' and Local Government Association, it was the result of a merger between the Irish Women ...
Y. Edith Young. Categories: Irish politicians. Irish women by occupation. Women in politics by nationality. European women in politics. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.