tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post3948463549113817316..comments2023-09-10T07:58:32.464-07:00Comments on Nelson's View: Gender FocusNelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-72870687253224421602010-03-03T12:29:42.390-08:002010-03-03T12:29:42.390-08:00As regards the WRDA you might want to refer back t...As regards the WRDA you might want to refer back to a recent post Putting Irish Unity on the Agenda (2). As regards the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, its political demise has not left its members without influence, albeit unelected influence. For example, the party leader is now the head of the Human Rights Commission.Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-29791603420710763412010-03-03T12:14:06.833-08:002010-03-03T12:14:06.833-08:00Goodness, Ive only recently started reading your b...Goodness, Ive only recently started reading your blob, and I am bitterly disappointed by your comments today - dont think that your readers would pick up on the gender bias in your own post? whether the lady you mention was elected or not, the difficulty that most women who would like to go into politics face far outweighs the difficulties that men face. Instead of hogging jobs, perhaps the ending of dual mandates might just open the space for women to come up through the ranks. And no, im not an angry feminist before you try to put me in a box.gaffycowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16812236399922062688noreply@blogger.com