So she gives up…?

Catherine are ye dithering, mad or just being silly when you call this woman a ” voice for the voiceless ”
Whatever women suffer from at the hands of men I do believe your description here is absurd.
I am also tired of bankrolling all of these quangos and consider it appropriate at this time that organisations such as this become entirely voluntary and consultative.
We’re there a Council for men’s rights I would have the same comment to offer!

Come on… lets be honest!

The present government don’t give a frak about any Irish persons rights – just German bondholder ones!

Is there a men’s council? Cop on and get yer job done as the funding for everything is being cut.

Woman quits job and blames someone else. Newsworthy?

Ms McKay might run for the Dail.

I wonder how much she was being paid per annum at our expense. This postscript is unrelated to the original comment!

Women’s council is just another Quango that we can do without. 35% is too small a cut! 100% please!

ummm didnt know this xouncil existed if i must be honest…dont particularly see the need for it either…..if im not being treated equally as a male counterpart i’ll call whoever on it…in all fairness men and women are treated differently in some things…

Why use a 7 year old image of Ms McKay for this article?

Stupid waste of money.

Shauna my comment about a Men’s Council was more than tongue in cheek ……………but quangos are still quangos and if you are concerned at the gender imbalance in Public life either build a bridge or go out there and get involved!

What about mens rights?

At last a person of principle in a senior position in our country. I wish to god many more would stand up for their beliefs and resign from government like the whole labour party. Quinn and co will keep taking the cash as long as it lasts the less well off are bled dry. Well done and best wishes for your future I say.

Ahem.. Mary Harney, need I say more? When is it going to get through, people don’t elect male or female politicians, they just elect politicians, regardless of gender and lets be honest about it, they’re all bloody useless? You can’t seriously believe that it’s just the male politicians who’re crap and the female ones are somehow doing a marvelous job?
Men and women ARE different, yes there is no reason why both can’t be useless politicians but there are just as many gender imbalances in other jobs that nobody gives a damn about. At my daughters Nursing Graduation ceremony I noted there was just one man in her class, so much for gender balance, nobody rushing to correct it though. I remember some years ago in my hospital when student nurses did their maternity rotation, two male nurses were’nt allowed do “hands on”, as this was a female only domain. How many male midwifes do you still see? We don’t give it a second thought but there are hundreds of jobs out there which are still traditionally held by women, if the roles were reversed there’d be Hell to pay. I still think women want equality, just more of it, just ask men who’ve been through the family courts system?

Is it not inappropriate that the taxpayer has, and continues (albeit at a reduced level), to fund an advocacy group exclusively representing women’s issues in circumstances where there is no corresponding advocacy group representing men. Moreover, in a country where women have attained the positions of President, Chief Justice, Attorney General, Ombudsman, Information Commissioner and Chairperson of the Revenue Commissioners is there an objective need for such an advocacy group, let alone at a not insignificant cost to the State? Indeed, there is an inherent danger in permitting advocacy groups, who by definition represent sectional interests, to influence government policy as the resulting legislation may not necessarily reflect the views of the majority of society. Consider Rape Crisis Network Ireland’s attempts to seek a diminution of a person’s constitutional right to a fair trial in sexual offence prosecutions: http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/committees29thdail/child_protection_submissions/document2.pdf

Laura………..a wonderful contribution……thoughtful and honest……….great……thanks.

“If you want something said, ask a man…if you want something done, ask a woman.”

stop bitching and moaning, 15% representation when we are 50% of the population is not acceptable. If the men in our political parties were doing a fantastic job would this really be an issue…

Shame on ye Declan Neil & Michael male specimens of humanity – Susan has been a voice fr the voiceless – Ni Beidh a leitheid ann aris

Biggins I think you’re on the wrong page or smoking something that may be causing you an upset!