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1 Women’s political leadership in Ireland Yvonne Galligan Director

2 Women elected in UK and Ireland, 1997- 2012

3 Critical Mass - definition The minimum threshold an under-represented group needs to obtain to influence decision-making in a sustainable manner. This threshold is 30%. Childs, S., and Krook, M.L., (2008), ‘Critical mass theory and women’s political representation’, Political Studies, 56 (3), pp. 725-736.

4 % women candidates Irish GE 2011, 2016* * NOT ALL SELECTIONS HELD; WWW.ADRIANKAVANAGHELECTIONS.ORG

5 Women Local Councillors in NI, 1989- 2014, (%)

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