Mary Robinson on being the first female President of Ireland

<p>Mary Robinson is one of the most inspiring women political leaders of her generation. In 1990 in a country where women were still largely treated as second class citizens, she was elected the&nbsp;seventh and first female President of Ireland, serving for seven years&nbsp;after which she served as&nbsp;United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights&nbsp;and has continued to use her platform to campaign for human rights, women’s rights and climate justice.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>