50:50 NI Meets Linsey Gibson
Have you always been interested in politics? Yes, I studied politics at A-level so I was always interested. I also remember visiting Stormont and Westminster…
50:50 NI Meets Sipho Sibanda
Have you always been interested in politics? Yes, but not in the sense of becoming an elected official but just that I was interested in…
50:50 NI Meets Kathleen McGurk
Today our board member Emma Rainey meets Kathleen McGurk. Kathleen is a Sinn Fein candidate in East Derry. Kathleen is currently a Councillor on Causeway…
50:50 NI Meets Rachael Ferguson
Today 50:50 NI meets Rachael Ferguson. Rachael is an Alliance candidate in Foyle, she is currently an elected councillor and has a background in retail…
50:50 NI Meets Sorcha Eastwood
As we get closer to polling day 50:50 NI is meeting more of the women running for election. Today 50:50 NI meets Sorcha Eastwood. Sorcha…
50:50 NI Meets Bethany Ferris
This week our CEO meets another woman who is running the 2022 Assembly election. Bethany Ferris is a UUP candidate for North Antrim. Bethany has…
50:50 NI Meets Déirdre Vaughan
50:50 NI is meeting another candidate this week as part of our #AEWomen22 campaign. Déirdre Vaughan is a SDLP candidate for North Down. she has…
50:50 NI Meets Naomi McBurney
This week 50:50 NI meets Naomi McBurney who is a UUP candidate for North Down. Naomi has been an activist in her community for many…
50:50 NI Meets Claire Hackett
Claire Hackett is the first of many fantastic women in our new 50:50 NI Meets the Candidates series. Claire is a women’s health activist who…
50:50 NI Meets Liz Kimmins
We are back with another ’50:50 NI Meets…’ interview. This week we met Liz Kimmins. Liz is the Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Armagh.…
50:50 NI Meets Claire Hanna
This week 50:50 NI meets Claire Hanna has been the Member of Parliament for Belfast South since 2019 and was previously a Member of the…
50:50 NI Meets Michelle Guy
This week 50:50 NI met Michelle Guy. Michelle is an Alliance councillor for Castlereagh South. Michelle has previously worked in marketing and in policy as…
50:50 NI Meets Cathy Mason
This week 50:50 NI meets Cathy Mason, the Chair of The Newry, Mourne and Down Council. Cathy is the representative for Slieve Croob and has…
50:50 NI Meets Connie Egan
After a short break 50:50 NI meets is back! This week our CEO talks to Connie Egan. Connie is the Alliance Councillor for Bangor West…
Mental Health in Northern Ireland
As a young person who has grown up in a post-conflict state, I am thankful for the hard-won peace that the Good Friday Agreement has…
50:50 NI Meets Louise McKinstry
This week 50:50 NI meets Louise McKinstry who is a councillor on the Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon council. Louise is also a Maths teacher. Have…
50:50 NI Meets Laura Devlin
This week 50:50 NI meets with another inspirational women who is chair of her council. Laura Devlin is Chair of the Newry, Mourne and Down…
50:50 NI Meets Diana Armstrong
This week 50:50 NI Meets Diana Armstrong. Diana is currently the chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Prior to her career as an elected…
50:50 NI Meets Kathryn McNickle
This week 50:50 NI meets Kathryn McNickle. Kathryn is a Green Party Councillor for Holywood and Clandeboye. She has an BA in Politics and Modern…
50:50 NI Meets Cara Hunter
This week 50:50 NI meets Cara Hunter. As a former councillor and deputy mayor, in 2020 Cara became MLA for East Derry at the age…
50:50 NI Meets Nichola Mallon
This week 50:50 NI Meets Nichola Mallon. Nichola has had a very impressive political journey so far; Nichola is currently deputy leader of the SDLP…
50:50 NI Meets Caoimhe Archibald
This week 50:50 NI meets Caoimhe Archibald. Caoimhe has been MLA for East Derry/Londonderry since 2016. Caoimhe is the Sinn Fein spokesperson for the economy…
50:50 NI meets Kate Nicholl
This week 50:50 NI meets Kate Nicholl. Kate is an Alliance Councillor for Balmoral, South Belfast. Have you always been interested in politics? Yes, I…
50:50 NI meets Paula Bradley
This week 50:50 NI meets Paula Bradley. Paula is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in the Northern Ireland Assembly. She has been a Member of…
50:50 NI Meets Rachel Woods
We are back with the 50:50 NI Interview series. This week 50:50 NI meets Rachel Woods. Rachel is the Green Party MLA for North Down…
50:50 NI Meets Sinéad McLaughlin
This week 50:50 NI meets Sinead McLaughlin. Sinead MLA is an SDLP politician who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since January 2020. She is…
50:50 NI Meets Emma Sheerin
This is the second instalment of the series and this week 50:50 NI meets Emma Sheerin. Emma is a Sinn Féin MLA for Mid Ulster,…
50:50 NI Meets Patricia O’Lynn
This week we kick off the ’50:50 NI Meets’ series with Patricia O’Lynn. Patricia is an Alliance Councillor on the Mid and East Antrim borough…
Gender Quotas : A Very Short Introduction
Gender quotas have proven to be an extremely effective tool at increasing the number of women being elected into parliaments across the world. As of…
Women and the Environment: Why More Women are Needed in the Fight Against Climate Change
Due to the fact that women make up the majority of the world’s poor, up to 70% according to the UN, they are significantly more…
Women, Stormont, and The Good Friday Agreement: Why Northern Ireland Needs More Women in Politics
Despite women’s right to political participation being enshrined in The Good Friday Agreement, women’s representation in the region remains low. Women make up only 33%…
Women Leaders and The Covid-19 Crisis
The success in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic by leaders such as Jacinda Arden (New Zealand), Angela Merkel (Germany) and Tsai Ing-Wen (Taiwan) has…
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