Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-13-Speech-2-208-000"
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"Madam President, whilst I agree that there are disproportionately low numbers of women in political roles, and indeed high in business, and we want to see those barriers which remain broken down, I do not believe that this report from the European Parliament will be the instrument to do so.
I am sure that I speak for the vast majority of women in saying that we want career advancement on the basis of merit, on our ability to actually do the job, rather than on our gender. I want people to vote for me on my record of representation, not because I am a woman. I certainly do not want someone else to suffer discrimination in order to advance my career. Capable, ambitious women want to reach the pinnacle of their careers on what they have achieved and what they can offer. To progress because you are a woman in order to meet an EU statistic would be a hollow achievement indeed.
I want to state that I firmly support mentoring programmes and I want to commend the work of organisations such as the Ballybeen Women’s Centre in my own constituency – an example of real working women who are tackling the issue head-on, with greater access to education, training and support."@en1
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