Sir, – Anne Harris (“From Michelle O’Neill to Marilyn Monroe, blondes have more power”, Opinion & Analysis, October 12th) has perpetuated the misconceptions and stigmas surrounding female politicians around the world.
Reducing the power of women in politics to their hair colour is a school of thought that is a sad throwback to the 1950s.
Women for Election continues to fight the social pressures, attacks and prejudices women face, and articles like this benefit no one. – Yours, etc,
CAITRÍONA GLEESON,
READ MORE
Investigation: The links between lawyers in Ireland and Putin’s soft-power agency
Camogie Association Special Congress: All you need to know
‘I like the underdog thing’: Meghann Fahy’s rise from underestimated actor to Netflix’s Sirens star
Emigration: ‘From a distance, I have relearned how to be Irish, and how to value the places I didn’t appreciate’
Chief Executive Officer,
Women For Election,
Dublin 2.
