{"id":2913,"date":"2018-08-29T08:36:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2018-08-30T08:39:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T13:39:36","slug":"government-considers-extra-funding-for-parties-fielding-more-women-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913","title":{"rendered":"Government Considers Extra Funding for Parties Fielding More Women Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VotingIrelandGeneric_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VotingIrelandGeneric_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/VotingIrelandGeneric_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Parties who field more female candidates in next year&#8217;s local elections could get more funding.<\/p>\n<p>The government will not support gender quotas in the May 2019 elections.<\/p>\n<p>However, they will back a scheme which would see parties whose candidates include more than 30% women get funding for a diversity or equality officer, according to the Irish Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of State John Paul Phelan says Ireland still has &#8220;a lot further to go&#8221; in improving the gender balance in Irish politics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2913\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2913\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-2913\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=2913\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parties who field more female candidates in next year&#8217;s local elections could get more funding. The government will not support gender quotas in the May 2019 elections. 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