More women 'are needed in Northern Ireland politics'

Under-representation of women in Northern Ireland politics has reached crisis point and must be confronted, campaigners have warned.With just one female in every six candidates in the upcoming Assembly election women's groups have called for action.The candidate make-up is 83% male, up slightly on the last Stormont poll in 2007.The break down was highlighted by a coalition of women's groups as they launched a Women's Manifesto calling for gender equality ahead of the Assembly and Local

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