Articles by Fiona Buckley

March 7, 2024

♀️ Ensuring the effectiveness of gender quotas in Ireland

Fiona Buckley

Legislative gender quotas are effecting change in Irish politics. However, argue Fiona Buckley and Mack Mariani, without strong party leadership and political will, advances in women’s political representation can only go so far. To maintain progress, party leaders must prioritise women’s recruitment, nomination, and financial support as well as retain incumbent women

Fiona Buckley

Lecturer, Department of Government & Politics, University College Cork

Fiona specialises in the study of women in politics.

She is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast, conferred with a PhD in political science in 2016.

Fiona's research examines women, gender and cabinet government; gender quotas; and gendered aspects of political violence.

She also publishes on Irish politics and electoral administration.

@fionamaybuckley

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