The issue is being raised on International Women's Day.
Just 14 countries worldwide currently have a gender balanced Government.
Cabinets in these countries, which include Spain and Finland, are at least 50 per cent female.
In Ireland, 4 of the current 15 senior governmentmMinisters are women.
Speaking on International Women's Day, former minister Athlone's Mary O'Rourke believes the occasion is an important one:
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