Sport Ireland’s latest women in leadership monitor has found that half of NGBs have reached the 40% minimum female quota
Eleven of the 33 NGBs who have not yet reached 40 per cent are close, with their female board membership running at 33-38 per cent, including Athletics Ireland , which has six women on its 16-person board.
She is the president of the Connacht council and follows in the historic footsteps of former Leinster president Bernie Harold, boxing’s only previous female director. The only other board that has fewer than 10 per cent female representation is Pitch and Putt Ireland, which has one woman on its 10-person executive.
GAA president Larry McCarthy made history in 2021 by selecting Prof Anne Looney to his Coiste Bainistí, making her the first female presidential appointee to his 19-strong management committee, which includes three more women: Helen O’Rourke , Sinead McNulty and Teresa Rehill. “But since that’s been increased to 40 per cent, we already have 50 per cent of sports hitting it. When we first started examining this it wasn’t really on a lot of sports’ agendas, but now they realise how important it is. There’s definitely been a shift in mentality. People are not just doing it to tick a box.
“Sport Ireland is here to support and guide those who haven’t yet hit the 40 per cent target to find a solution, but the main thing is that they have outlined steps that they are trying to take. That’s what we have to see from all sports.”
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