14 March 2002 Edition
Sinn Féin committed to Ireland of Equals
Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin are pictured at an International Women's Day meeting in Government Buildings in Dublin on the underrepresentation of women in Irish politics.
Also present was party president Gerry Adams, who said that "Sinn Féin's commitment is to building an Ireland of equals. For Irish women in this state, this means real and substantive support for women as workers, pensioners, students, homemakers, carers and mothers.
He said that a programme for government must include real commitment to the visible implementation of its National Development Plan for women, prioritising real needs, such as affordable and accessible childcare, elimination of low pay, funded education projects for women on low income and/or low wages, a single health service, and affordable quality housing.
"A future government must anchor delivery of the National Development Plan for Women in the Department of the Taoiseach and establish a gender and equality- monitoring unit at the centre of government. Only then can all government policy be gender and equality proofed," said Adams.
Also present was party president Gerry Adams, who said that "Sinn Féin's commitment is to building an Ireland of equals. For Irish women in this state, this means real and substantive support for women as workers, pensioners, students, homemakers, carers and mothers.
He said that a programme for government must include real commitment to the visible implementation of its National Development Plan for women, prioritising real needs, such as affordable and accessible childcare, elimination of low pay, funded education projects for women on low income and/or low wages, a single health service, and affordable quality housing.
"A future government must anchor delivery of the National Development Plan for Women in the Department of the Taoiseach and establish a gender and equality- monitoring unit at the centre of government. Only then can all government policy be gender and equality proofed," said Adams.