Longford Women's Link and the Women's Manifesto Project extend their congratulations to Women for Election on the announcement that Women for Election has been named by the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) Social Impact Programme as one of its three ‘impact’ awardees. The announcement was made by An Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD, at an awards ceremony in The Exchange, Dublin this evening (19/10/2011).

The Women's Manifesto Project and Women for Election are both working towards a more inclusive political landscape where both women and men play leading roles in decision-making and politics at all levels, but particularly local level, in our society. We look forward to collabrating with such an innovative project as Women for Election in the future and believe our work together will have a positive impact on women's lives and our society.

About Women for Election

Women for Election is a non-partisan organisation whose vision is of an Ireland with balanced participation of women and men in political life. Our mission is to inspire and equip women to succeed in politics.
Women for Election offers a tailored training and support programme to women seeking to enter public life; and provides and facilitates a cross-party network of political women, committed to equal representation of women and men in Irish politics. We are driven by our belief that enriching the diversity of voices in our politics will lead to more robust decisions, and help create a fairer, more inclusive and dynamic society, better equipped to tackle future challenges.

For more information on Women for Election visit www.womenforelection.ie (launching soon) or follow the project on Twitter @women4election.

For more information on the awards visit http://www.socialentrepreneurs.ie/