Ireland has now reached 7th place out of 28 member States in the EU gender equality Index.
Ireland's dramatic rise between 2005 and 2017 has been hailed as one of the fastest, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality.
Sweden tops the gender equality league table while Greece scored the lowest index rating.
The European Commission office in Dublin's Grace Bolton said gender inequality here was most visible in politics:
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The index showed that Ireland scored only 44.1 whereas the EU average is 55 for gender equality in politics.
