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Sat 11 Nov 2008Wallström wants more women involved in politics
POLITICAL PARTIES need to nominate more women candidates for election and focus more on issues that concern women, European Commission vice-president Margot Wallström said yesterday.
Speaking at a meeting of the National Women's Council in Dublin, Ms Wallström said women should not leave the decision-making and agenda-setting to men. "We cannot depend on them to give priority to issues that women consider important. No democracy without equality."
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