Female Representation - Irish Examiner Article
Added: 20 Mar 2020
Contributor:
PDST
Resource type:
Reference
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Other
This is an Irish Media Article by Alison O'Connor explores the changes that happened in the 2020 Irish general election, however, we’re stuck in the same old territory when it comes to the election of women to the Dáil. This article can be used as a source to examine statistics in relation to the number of female T.Ds in the Dáil.
How it maps to the curriculum
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 2. Power & Decision Making: National/EU
Strand unit: 2. How Executive Branch of Gov't is Selected
Suggestions for use: The resources in this learning path could be used as stimuli for students, with the teacher creating tasks around an essential question, or set of questions. Students could be asked to use the resources included to create; a paragraph response, discursive essay response, voice clip of their response, research of further data on this topic or to critically evaluate the sources, amongst other ideas. Learning Outcomes: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2 Topics: Power and decision-making at national and European level, Human rights and responsibilities in Ireland, Human rights and responsibilities in Europe and the wider world, Globalisation and identity
