In this interview Táiniste Joan Burton TD she talks about gender diversity and women in leadership and how nice it would be to see more women engaged at leadership levels in politics and in society in general. She talks about the particular challenges women face in politics and in society and says there is nothing wrong with ambition and that we need to hear more womens' voices at the tables where decisions are made. Her advice to women is not to be afraid of failure, that as her mother used to tell her, in the words of Scarlet O'Hara from Gone With The Wind, tomorrow is another day!

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Angie Mezzetti hears from ‘Leading Women’ in Ireland about what it takes to make it through the glass ceiling and investigates what’s stopping women from making it to the top, first aired in July 2014 on Newstalk. Shownotes Host: Angela Mezzetti Guests: Joan Burton, Patricia King and many […]