Self

“Don’t sit on the sidelines and hope that change will happen on its own. The reality is, you are that change”

TD and former leader of the Social Democrats Catherine Murphy opens her playbook for success and offers wisdom for ambitious women

“For too long we have seen women under-represented in politics, yet there is no shortage of women involved in civil society groups – in fact, they often make up the majority,” TD and former leader of the Social Democrats Catherine Murphy. Picture: Fergal Phillips

My advice to anyone who feels passionately about changing how we govern ourselves is: don’t sit on the sidelines and hope that change will happen on its own. The reality is, you are that change.

For too long we have seen women under-represented in politics, yet there is no shortage of women involved in civil society groups – in fact, they often make up the majority. They know first-hand what is needed in order ...