The women running in LE19

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Women for Election has empowered women to go into government - at local and national level. Our mission is to inspire, equip and support women to succeed in politics.

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Women for Election has trained women across the island of Ireland since 2012 to run for political positions. Read more of our story and future plans here.

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Our courses have prepped hundreds of candidates for the past 5 years and counting. Explore upcoming training sessions to see which option suits you.

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Training Course

Online Training: Local Election Toolkit

Since 2012 Women for Election has trained more than 1,000 women to run for election. The past year we have…

April 4th Campaigning and Media/PR Training with Wexford Local Development

In Wexford in 2014, 60 of 70 local election candidates were men. That’s 86% of the county’s ballot. This April 4th, Women for…

Sold out: Radio interview training, April 2nd

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Media training with Women for Election and Near FM, Dublin, 2/4/2019 Time: 1:30pm to 5:30pm…

Latest Tweets

Women for Election@women4election·

22h

Where women call the shots.

Bills prioritizing women’s health and safety have soared to the top of the agenda. #MoreWomen https://t.co/MStV5Ev7tw

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Women for Election@women4election·

15 May

Women for Election in #LE19: A thread

566 of the 1960 #LE19 candidates are women.

That’s 29%, up from 21.6% in 2014.

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Ciairín de Buis @Ciairin·

17 May

Really enjoyed talking to @kathysheridanIT for @ITWomensPodcast about our work in @women4election to see #MoreWomen elected in #LE19 https://t.co/Oe6wfe1W6U

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