Minister vows to Force up number of women in Army
Irish Daily Mirror|February 08, 2023
Martin's Zero tolerance for bullying
Minister vows to Force up number of women in Army

NEW Defence Minister Micheal Martin has vowed to make the military more appealing to women.

The ex-Taoiseach is determined to change the culture with a zero tolerance’ policy against bullying and sexual abuse as extremely low numbers of new female recruits are joining up.

He revealed by the end of last year just 7% of our Defence Forces, 564 members out of 7,987, were women.

This story is from the February 08, 2023 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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