Joint Committee on Gender Equality - Women's Space Ireland

Joint Committee on Gender Equality

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Women did this for a lot of very good reasons, not least because we care

Women did this for a lot of very good reasons, not least because we care

Enter women. Women who fielded phone calls from people who decided to phone a friend before making their choice. Who thrashed out their ideas on forums and in WhatsApp groups.

Irish NGOvernment Referendum Defeat

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Irish NGOvernment Referendum Defeat

People want the constitutional acknowledgement of women and mothers retained. Motherhood is not gender-neutral. Fathers in the home should be acknowledged too but not at the expense of mothers.

I am the woman in the home

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I am the woman in the home

So much has changed in the world, but our biology - the fact that women are the ones who have babies and are primed hormonally to nurture them - that hasn’t changed. The basic needs of babies and children have not changed.

Referenda recklessness

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Referenda recklessness

Article 41.2 has been of value to mothers and will be cited in an appeal to the Supreme Court in April by a mother who is seeking the full carer’s allowance, without it being means tested. So why is the Government rushing to have the referenda passed before this appeal is heard?

Why relieve the State of an obligation the Constitution imposes on it?

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Why relieve the State of an obligation the Constitution imposes on it?

It's just too easy to fall in with the prevailing narrative that this sub-section of Art 41 consigns women to "duties in the home".

Government's cruel deception of women on International Women's Day

Government's cruel deception of women on International Women's Day

"The gender equality referendum is likely to be held in November and will focus on amending the Constitution to 'enshrine gender equality'.." But what does that actually mean and will it benefit women - or men?

Citizens Assembly adds to Oireachtas resolution

Joint Committee on Gender Equality

Citizens Assembly adds to Oireachtas resolution

Thread from 6th May 2022 The Report of the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality includes "gender identity" in its definition of gender; and it's the Citizens Assembly report which informs the work of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality. https://www.gov.ie/en/speech/0c226-minister-harris-ppening-statement-to-the-joint-committee-on-gender-equality-5-may-2022/