Women on Air Conference 11 May 2014

The kick off proceedings, WOA CEO, Caroline Erskine, welcomed delegates, and introduced the Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte TD, who opened the conference.

Fab line-up #womenonair conference pic.twitter.com/2DTSNOuqyO

As my page in the @IrishMirror shows today I am off to the @WomenOnAirIE inaugural conference @BAItweets #Womenonair pic.twitter.com/oYK6RcUOfo

@susanwebstersol doing media with @AislingRiordan from @RTEMorningEdit at #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/dmu2iDhr01

Arrived at #WomenOnAir with the communications team from @StPatricksMHS pic.twitter.com/V49buBSEPY

Very much looking forward to today's @WomenOnAirIE Conference with @UnaMullally & @MargaretEWard. #womenonair pic.twitter.com/z7STY58Vor

Minister @PatRabbitteTD does some media pre event #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/sY8UCrzPlJ

Minister @patrabbittetd with Caroline Erskine of #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/vRPmVBAO4V

Min Rabbitte being interviewed at #WomenOnAir event pic.twitter.com/bzu7gaBmUO

Minister @patrabbittetd with @alisonoconn #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/F1t7QdIuJj

Min Rabbitte says that #womenonair are the 'go to' org to dismantle potential barriers to equality pic.twitter.com/URchWTDWMt

Maybe #womenonair might discuss the role of the media being willingly manipulated in Ireland. pic.twitter.com/sLOxeS3Miq

The United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing, China - September 1995 Action for Equality, Development and Peace PLATFORM FOR ACTION Women and the Media Diagnosis Strategic objective J.1. Increase the participation and access of women to expression and decision-making in and through the media and new technologies of communication.

"Let's use the media to promote the advancement of women" - @patrabbittetd #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/CedLGRNvha

"I have asked RTE & TG4 to report annually on internal gender equality" Rabbitte #WomenonAir @WomenOnAirIE pic.twitter.com/LzQQvtBFoC

There's @Marga retEWard introducing #womenonair & explaining background pic.twitter.com/6A23PAJwvO

karenkiernan9:54am via Twitter for iPhone
#womenonair started with article by @UnaMullally in Sunday times @MargaretEWard

Full house today at #WomenonAir conference in Dublin Castle "Without you it is only half the story" pic.twitter.com/cuAM78pGAA

Busting Myths Since 2010 #WomenOnAir pic.twitter.com/H65MtYp40R

"We don't believe in gender quotas" @MargaretEWard #WomenOnAir pic.twitter.com/WZ07BLFxY3

PAT RABBITTE, T.D. MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES AT WOMEN ON AIR CONFERENCE GEORGE'S HALL DUBLIN CASTLE Minister urges all media organisations to consider gender balance in the Boardroom. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here this morning to launch the annual 'Women on Air Conference'.

Myth No.4 it is impossible to get gender balance #WomenOnAir pic.twitter.com/VXS2VRiklu

Sam Smyth, broadcaster says pressure of looking good in the media is a fascism #womenonair pic.twitter.com/yP46iqtO5r

Myth No.3 Women don't have authority #WomenOnAir pic.twitter.com/ofGosehruP

Great to see @davidmcw here at Dublin Castle supporting #WomenonAir pic.twitter.com/TIRkvGm3eM