Burke continues work to get more women into politics-Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage funds National Women’s Council to conduct research-Toolkit provides advice and a framework for local authorities to support councillors who have caring responsibilitiesMinister Peter Burke has launched a further resource in his aim to attract more women into politics, while supporting and retaining the existing politicians in the system. Speaking at the launch, Minister Burke said this is another piece in the jigsaw regarding increasing the low level of women in local and national politics. At the last election, we saw that only 25% of the successful candidates were women and in many rural councils, that figure is significantly lower. While both men and women care for children and sick or elderly relatives, the research shows that 95% of that work is carried out by women. “Councils should provide areas for councillors to work or hot-desk if a quiet space is not available at home.

Source: Irish Independent September 17, 2022 19:50 UTC