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Bookings now open for our February Election Workshops. This month's series focuses on Building Your Profile. Book here: academy.seeherelected.ie#/allsessions

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SHE's Dr Michelle Maher addressed the Women in Learning and Leadership Network (WILL) in Portlaoise. The network supports aspiring and inspiring female leaders in education, by creating opportunities for networking.

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Harnessing the power of small donors was great masterclass here on day 2 of Political Tech Summit. Loads to bring back to women preparing for 2029 Local Elections #WomenInPolitics

Really interesting talk at Political Tech Summit on the role of journalism in securing facts, as against fake news , or unchecked AI generated content.

What does this mean for SHE women?

Develop strong relationships with your local journalists.

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SHE attends first meeting of Political Leadership Entrepreneur Network - See Her Elected

Dr Michelle Maher of SHE joined 50 leaders, 5 continents, 34 organizations, 40+ countries for the inaugural meeting of PLEN, hosted by the Better Politics Foundation.
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See Her Elected Joins Network Ireland - See Her Elected

SHE is now a part of Network Ireland. Network suports the professional and personal development of women all over Ireland – something that aligns very closely with the work of SHE. www.seeherelected.ie/see-her-elec...
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Our election workshops start next week. Why start in 2026 for an election in 2029? It's all about getting the foundations in place and finding out what's involved. Come along and join us!
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This is a great resource from the always innovative team at @electheruk.bsky.social 👏

This is great. All hail the women doing impossible things!

Launch of See Her Elected's New Guidebook for Women Running in the 2029 Local Elections - See Her Elected The national launch of A Guide to Running in the 2029 Local Elections by See Her Elected (SHE), took place in Longford on Friday, November 21, and was livestreamed to...

SHE's new publication, 'A Guide to Running in the 2029 Local Elections' was launched in recent days. Our Election Workshops which get underway in January 2026 are also now open for bookings on www.seeherelected.ie
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Tuning into launch of @seeherelected.bsky.social 'A Guide to Running in the 2029 Local Elections', an important resource for women thinking of running in #LE2029. CEO of Longford Women's Link, Tara Farrell, thanks the wonderful SHE team, esp Dr Michelle Maher, who reminds us that just 42 mths to go!

Thank you! Every month counts!

Join us for the livestream of 'A Guide to Running in the 2029 Local Elections' on Friday, November 21, at 1pm. Tune in on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages or YouTube channel. The guide is written by SHE.

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Minister announces funding of €174,517 for See Her Elected - See Her Elected Funding of €174,517 has been announced for See Her Elected (SHE) for their work promoting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics. Minister of State for Plannin...

Funding of €174,517 has been announced for SHE by Minister of State for Planning and Local Government John Cummins TD.
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Door with dignified saying council chamber

Standing banner reading See Her Elected

A slide asking is there an alternative to running for election if you want to get your voice heard in decision making

Demystifying local politics for women - one group at a time. This morning we were in Mullingar. It's never too early to start getting ready for the next local elections💪
All hail the representation opportunities open to you via your PPN. Check it out ✅️
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Musical interlude at @sheroes.bsky.social.

Takeaway of the day…

“Inclusion without power is just decoration”

@lilianafernandez.bsky.social talks about the importance of advocacy on behalf of underrepresented groups in every level of Irish government. #WomenInPolitics

Dr Niloufar Omidi asks,”Where is the equality in Ireland?” at SHEroes Symposium in Galway today. #RepresentationMatters

Some light reading for political nerds! A report on the Local Elections 2024 - Results, Transfers of Votes and Statistics is now available.
A total of 679 women ran for local council seats in 2024, that's 31% of overall candidates. Read the report here: lnkd.in/egeM-fNk

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We hosted our Introduction to Irish Politics workshop today online. Thanks to everyone who turned up. Looking forward to seeing you at our next one on October 13. Booking on www.seeherelected.ie

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Global Launch of the Women's Political Collective - See Her Elected A New Collaborative Space for the Changemakers Behind Women’s Political Success  See Her Elected and #WomenLead today launched the Women’s Political Collective, an international effort to link organis...

SHE and #WomenLead today launched the Women's Political Collective, an international effort to link organisations driving women's political participation and share success stories for mutual benefit.
Read about it here: www.seeherelected.ie/global-launc...
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New research out today in Australia by Women for Election shows the difference targeted support makes for women considering entering politics. This type of support is at the heart of SHE too.

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SHE in conversation with #WomenLead - See Her Elected In this conversation with #WomenLead, Dr. Michelle Maher, Programme Manager at See Her Elected, shares more about their model of supporting women, their focus on rural areas, and their measures...

Great interview here by Akshi Chawla of #WomenLead with SHE Programme Manager Dr Michelle Maher.
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Fascinating insights today as See Her Elected hosted a workshop in advance of changes that are on the way by Meta in the EU regarding political advertising. Thanks to Clare O'Donoghue Velikic for sharing her expertise on the subject.

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SHE Submission to the Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 - See Her Elected The European Commission is preparing a new Gender Equality Strategy for 2026-2030. The goal is to advance gender equality in Europe. See Her Elected has made a submission. Here is...

Our submission to The European Commission's new Gender Equality Strategy for 2026-2030, is now on our website.

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Online experiences negatively affect election candidates, according to our research - Coimisiún na Meán Almost 60% of general election candidates and nearly half of local election candidates surveyed reported experiencing negative online behaviour during the most recent general and local elections. The ...

"This can't be allowed to be another barrier stopping women from running in local elections..." so said SHE Programme Manager Michelle Maher who attended the launch of this research by Coimisiún na Meán. Service users of SHE contributed to the research.
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Gender imbalance in local politics highlighted as Mayo fails to elect a female Cathaoirleach Mayo is among nine counties across Ireland that failed to elect a female Cathoirleach within its municipal districts, highlighting a gender gap in local politics.

Thank you to the Irish Independent for the article, by Charlotte Davis. Of the 100 municipal district Chair positions nationwide, only 22 are held by women.
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SHE has made a submission to The European Commission's
Gender Equality Strategy for 2026-2030. Read the full submission here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Staff picks: a summer reading, watching, listening list for local government - LGiU LGIU staff picks for thoughtful summer reads and some enjoyable watches and listens, too.

We are loving these summer read suggestions from our friends at the Local Government Information Unit @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social
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