Four generations of Irish women say YES to Lisbon
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 05:24 PM
Former Senator Mary Henry, Deputy Joan Burton, Senator Ivana Bacik and Cllr Maria Parodi showing their support for Lisbon.
Four generations of Irish women joined together today at a press conference organised by the Charter Group to show their support for Lisbon citing how different generations of women have benefited in many ways from our membership of the European community.
The Labour Party Deputy Leader Joan Burton TD (representing the 1980s), Senator Ivana Bacik (representing the 1990s), Cllr Maria Parodi (representing the 2000s) and former Senator Mary Henry (representing the 1970s) met to mark the importance of the Lisbon treaty for women as well as express their support for the equality provisions in the Charter of Fundamental Rights which Lisbon will incorporate into EU law for the first time.
The four highlighted four key areas in which Europe has been good for Irish women, equal pay, maternity rights, parental leave and greater equality. Speaking at the event Joan said Europe has been a "progressive force in the lives of Irish women seeking to improve conditions for themselves, their children, their families and their communities".
Tagged with Foreign & European Affairs • labourforeurope
Comments
Be the first to comment on this post.
Post a comment
If you want to post comments on this site you must sign up to have your say and be logged in.