UL Study Shows Higher Number of Women in Politics Can Lead to Lower Rates of Mortality
New research from the University of Limerick (UL) has found that greater numbers of women elected to political office is associated with an increase in the life expectancies of women and children. The study, led by UL’s Chair in Sociology Ross Macmillan, found that in countries which meet the UN ‘critical mass’ of at least 30% of the legislature being …