It's Time For More Women in Politics | Martina Fitzgerald | TEDxTrinityCollegeDublin

Why do we need more women in politics? One hundred years after one of the first women was appointed a senior minister in Ireland, author and journalist Martina Fitzgerald makes the case for a wake-up call on female representation in government. Martina Fitzgerald is the author of the No.1 bestseller 'Madam Politician: The women at the table of Irish political power', which received critical acclaim following its publication in 2018.

A leading political journalist - having reported extensively on all recent general elections and referendums - Martina was RTÉ’s Political Correspondent until December 2018 and was named as one of the most influential Irish reporters on Twitter las year. She is a graduate of UCD - where she was Auditor of the Politics Society - and is currently a member of the Editorial Board of University's alumni magazine, Connections. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx