On this year’s International Women’s Day, Ireland votes on whether to remove the decades-old ‘women in the home’ clause from its constitution, alongside a second referendum on revising the definition of family. Despite a desire to remove the gendered and outdated language of the 'women in the home' clause, concern has arisen from both the YES and NO camps over the wording of the proposed new article and what impact – if any – it will have on women’s rights in Ireland.
Following the historic same-sex marriage and abortion referendums in 2015 and 2018 respectively, the people of Ireland vote on Friday on whether to remove the ‘women in the home’ reference from their constitution. However, contrary to the aforementioned referendums, Irish women at home and abroad do not appear to be as invested in the vote's result.
